Poster for Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi (1983) English Subtitles

smdb00044784198386 minNR★ 7.9

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.

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Metadata

smdb00044784 · 1983 · 86 min · NR · ★ 7.9

Subtitle Notes

This page tracks English subtitle availability for Koyaanisqatsi (1983) and provides translation notes for the ShiraClub release.

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Genres

DocumentaryMusic

Studios

IRE ProductionsSanta Fe Institute for Regional EducationAmerican Zoetrope

Tags

human vs naturetechnologycivilizationsocial commentaryrural areanature run amoknatureenvironmentenvironmental destructionlost civilizationobservational cinemaenvironmental disasternature documentaryman vs natureenvironmental catastropheobservational documentary

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