Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh (Best Director, Traffic, 2000) presents Naqoyqatsi ('Life As War'), from filmmaker Godfrey Reggio, in collaboration with composer Philip Glass, whose original score features renowned cellist yo-yo Ma. in this cinematic concert - a follow-up to the critically acclaimed Koyaanisqatsi ('Life out of Balance'), and Powaqqatsi ('Life in transformation') – mesmerising images are plucked from everyday reality, then visually altered to chronicle the shift from a world organised by the principals of nature to one dominated by... technology, the synthetic and the virtual. Extremes of intimacy and spectacle, tragedy and hope fuse in a tidal wave of visuals and music, giving rise to a unique artistic experience that reflects Reggio's vision of a brave new globalised world. [show more]
We will publish your review of Naqoyqatsi [Blu-ray] on Blu Ray within a few days as long as it meets our guidelines.
None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.
Please note this is a region B Blu-ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play. In this cinematic concert, mesmerizing images are plucked from everyday reality, then visually altered with state-of-the-art digital techniques. The result is a chronicle of the shift from a world organized by the principles of nature to one dominated by technology, the synthetic and the virtual. Extremes of intimacy and spectacle, tragedy and hope fuse in a tidal wave of visuals and music, giving rise to a unique, artistic experience that reflects the vision of a brave new globalized world. Actors Marlon Brando, Bella Donna, Elton John, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Madonna, Bhagwan Mirchandani, Jack Shamblin, Steven Soderbergh, Troy Aikman, The Beatles, Osama bin Laden, Fidel Castro & Warren Christopher Director Godfrey Reggio Certificate PG Year 2002 Languages English
Using montage techniques, Naqoyqatsi combines forms of mass media altered with digital techniques to create a swirling chronicle of the influence of technology, reflecting the ever-increasing globalisation of the world and the societies contained within it.
This site uses cookies.
More details in our privacy policy
