QATSI Full specs:
Told without dialogue, narration, cast or characters, Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi are dizzying, hypnotic examples of cinema set to extraordinary scores by Philip Glass. The first instalment concentrates on the United States, contrasting its natural beauty with a population ever more dependent on modern technology. The second switches to the Southern hemisphere and focuses on cultures and traditions that are slowly eroding away as the modern world takes over.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- New, restored digital transfers of Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi, approved by director Godfrey Reggio, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks
- Introduction by filmmaker and composer Gary Tarn (Black Sun, The Prophet)
- Interviews with Reggio and composer Philip Glass on the making of Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi
- Anima Mundi (1992): Reggio’s 28-minute montage of over seventy animal species, scored by Philip Glass
- Original theatrical trailers for Koyaanisqatsi and Powaqqatsi
- Illustrated collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films by Anton Bitel, Michael Brooke, Peter Cowie and Jean-Baptiste Gouyon