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Life out of balance

Koyaanisqatsi

7.9 / 10 7.9 1983 1h 26mNR

DocumentaryMusic

Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by the juxtaposition of images and the exceptional music by Philip Glass.

Directed by Godfrey Reggio

VISUAL NOTES

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CAST

The people behind the story

Ed Asner

Ed AsnerSelf (archive footage)

Pat Benatar

Pat BenatarSelf

Johnny Carson

Johnny CarsonSelf (archive footage)

Dick Cavett

Dick CavettSelf (archive footage)

Marilyn Chambers

Marilyn ChambersSelf (archive footage)

Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.Self (archive footage)

Lou Dobbs

Lou DobbsSelf (archive footage)

Linda Ellerbee

Linda EllerbeeSelf (archive footage)

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