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.
Details
- Director
- Godfrey Reggio
- Writer
- Alton Walpole
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $600,000
Cast
Dick Cavett
Ed Asner
Jerry Brown
Johnny Carson
Linda Ellerbee
Lou Dobbs
Marilyn Chambers
Pat Benatar
Sammy Davis Jr.
Thomas Dolby
Keywords
civilization
dying civilization
environment
environmental catastrophe
environmental collapse
environmental destruction
environmental disaster
environmental documentary
environmentally-themed
human in nature
human vs nature
independent film
lost civilization
man vs nature
nature
nature documentary
nature run amok
no dialogue
observational cinema
observational documentary
poetic documentary
rural area
social commentary
technology
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