#642: REGGIO, Godfrey: Naqoyqatsi (2002)
THE QATSI TRILOGY {Spine #639}
REGGIO, Godfrey (United States)
Naqoyqatsi [2002]
Spine #642
Blu-ray
Blu-ray
Godfrey Reggio takes on the digital revolution in the final chapter of his Qatsi Trilogy. Through a variety of cinematic techniques, including slow motion, time-lapse, computer-generated imagery, and found footage, the film tells of a world that has completed the transition from the natural to the artificial. Globalization has been accomplished, all of our interactions are technologically mediated, and all images are manipulated. From this (virtual) reality, Reggio sculpts a frenetic yet ruminative portrait of an era in which the cacophony of "communication" has rendered humankind effectively postlanguage.
89 minutes
Color
Color
5.1 Surround
1:78:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2012
Director
Godfrey Reggio was 62 when he directed Naqoyqatsi.
Other Reggio films in the Collection:
#640: Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
#641: Powaqqatsi (1988)
The Film
Other Reggio films in the Collection:
#640: Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
#641: Powaqqatsi (1988)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Forty-page booklet featuring essays by Scott MacDonald, John Rockwell, and Bill McKibben.
Commentary
None.
Video afterword
60
The ExtrasThe Booklet
Forty-page booklet featuring essays by Scott MacDonald, John Rockwell, and Bill McKibben.
Commentary
None.
Video afterword
By Reggio on the trilogy.
The Making of “Naqoyqatsi
A brief documentary featuring interviews with the production crew.
Panel discussion
On the film from 2003, with Reggio, composer Glass, editor Jon Kane, and music critic John Rockwell.
Interview
With Glass and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
On the film from 2003, with Reggio, composer Glass, editor Jon Kane, and music critic John Rockwell.
Interview
With Glass and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Trailer
Extras Rating (0-40):
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