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Powaqqatsi
Sign in to savePowaqqatsi is a 1988 American non-narrative film directed by Godfrey Reggio. It is the sequel to Reggio's experimental 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi, and the second film in Qatsi trilogy, which was followed by Naqoyqatsi (2002).
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7.3An exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
Cast
- Christie Brinkley as (archive footage)
- David Brinkley as (archive footage)
- Patrick Disanto as Self
- Pope John Paul II as (archive footage)
- Dan Rather as (archive footage)
- Cheryl Tiegs as (archive footage)
Themes
- nature
- nature documentary
- poetic documentary
- no dialogue
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
9,025 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
56%
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- Documentary, Music
- Rated
- G
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Powaqqatsi
- Film.image
- Powaqqatsi.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Godfrey Reggio
- Film.music
- Philip Glass
- Film.distributor
- The Cannon Group
- Film.runtime
- 99 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.budget
- $4.2 million
- Film.gross
- $589,244
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- Qatsi trilogy
- Director
- Godfrey Reggio
- Cast member
- Cheryl Tiegs
- Composer
- Philip Glass
- Producer
- Yoram Globus
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 726449
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.godfreyreggiofoundation.org/powaqqatsi
- Image
- Powaqqatsi Definition Still Screenshot.png
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- publication date
- 1988-06-01
- title
- Powaqqatsi
- distributed by
- Netflix
- fabrication method
- time-lapse
- review score
- 56%
- Commons category
- Powaqqatsi
- capital cost
- 4200000
- box office
- 589244
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Synopsis
- Music
- Reception
- Influence and legacy
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- External links
Powaqqatsi is a 1988 American non-narrative film directed by Godfrey Reggio. It is the sequel to Reggio's experimental 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi, and the second film in Qatsi trilogy, which was followed by Naqoyqatsi (2002).
The film's title is a Hopi neologism coined by Reggio meaning "parasitic way of life" or "life in transition". While Koyaanisqatsi focused on modern life in industrial countries, Powaqqatsi, which similarly has no dialogue, focuses more on the conflict in Third World countries between traditional ways of life and the new ways of life introduced with industrialization. As with Koyaanisqatsi and the third and final part of the Qatsi trilogy, Naqoyqatsi, the film is strongly related to its soundtrack, written by Philip Glass.
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