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27/04/1983 Documentary, Music 1h 26m
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Life out of balance

Overview

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.

  1. Godfrey Reggio

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ed Asner

    Self (archive footage)

  2. Pat Benatar

    Self

  3. Johnny Carson

    Self (archive footage)

  4. Dick Cavett

    Self (archive footage)

  5. Marilyn Chambers

    Self (archive footage)

  6. Sammy Davis Jr.

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Lou Dobbs

    Self (archive footage)

  8. Linda Ellerbee

    Self (archive footage)

  9. Peter Sellers

    Self (archive footage)

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn
Written by Peter McGinn on 2020-09-20
This is an art film of sorts, eschewing dialogue or narration or a recognizable plot for a visual and musical banquet of images and scenes. So if you are into art films (or want to appear like you are), this is the film for you.

The photographic techniques remind me of nature films, which may not be a coincidence since the subject matter seems to Focus on what is seen as being against nature. So it is all here: explosions and collapsing of buildings, a bridge, about five times, even what looked like a nuclear blast; then time lapse photography of city and highway traffic and masses of peop...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$600,000.00

Revenue
$3,200,000.00

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