Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out Of Balance/ Powaqqatsi: Life In Transformation (Widescreen)

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Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out Of Balance/ Powaqqatsi: Life In Transformation (Widescreen)

Includes "Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out Of Balance" and "Powaqqatsi: Life In Transformation". "Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out Of Balance": Prepare to experience a truly remarkable film - a cinematic masterpiece so extraordinary that it regales the senses, stimulates the mind and actually "redefines the potential of filmmaking" (The Hollywood Reporter). Celebrated director Godfrey Reggio, innovative cinematographer Ron Fricke and Golden Globe(R)-winning composer Philip Glass have created a "spellbinding [film] so rich in beauty and detail that with each viewing it becomes a new and different film" (Leonard Maltin). "Unique...profound...mesmerizing and thought-provoking" (Boxoffice), "Koyaanisqatsi" contrasts the tranquil beauty of nature with the frenzied hum of contemporary urban society. Uniting breathtaking imagery with a hauntingly evocative, award-winning score, it is "original and fascinating" (People) - "one of the greatest films of all time" (Uncut). "Powaqqatsi: Life In Transformation": Hailed by audiences and critics around the world as mesmerizing (The Detroit News), this second installment of writer/director Godfrey Reggio's apocalyptic "qatsi" trilogy is "quite simply one of the most magnificent visual and aural spectacles ever made" (L.A. Daily News)! Combining stunning cinematography with the exquisite music of award-winning composer Philip Glass, "Powaqqatsi" is a "breathtaking experience working on many levels...emotional, spiritual, intellectual and aesthetic" (The Hollywood Reporter)! Bold, haunting and epic in scale, this extraordinary film calls into question everything we think we know about contemporary society. By juxtaposing images of ancient cultures with those of modern life, "Powaqqatsi" masterfully portrays the human cost of progress. It is a film that engages the soul as well as the mind; it is truly an absorbing experience" (Movies on TV and Videocassette).