March 29, 2008
An amazing movie, almost life captured in all its character.
A movie with no conventional plot: merely a collection of expertly photographed scenes. Subject matter has a highly environmental theme.
DVD Release Date: September 17, 2002
Stats: 1,036 reviews
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February 18, 2008unique film...puts you in a trance from the first moment and doesn't let you slip out until it's over
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November 22, 2007Great post-pub chillout ambient cinema. Haunting music with magical time-lapse photography takes you on a breathtaking cinematic tour of life on Earth. The few scenes of city life that date this movie just add to its charm, as a window of life in the 70s.
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July 11, 2007Great hypnotizing Philip Glass music. The visuals in the desert and city are great. I didn't care much for the industry or the spiralling rocket fuselage; maybe that was the point of the movie. It's not fast-paced like MTV - expect to be lulled into a dreamlike state through some...( read more)
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November 17, 2009Until now you 've never really seen the world you live in...
Extraordinary, charming, remarkable...
"A fusion of image and sound"... -
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September 23, 2009What a brilliant film! Fascinating from start to finish. Just amazing. The cinematography is great, the visual images are unforgettable. A unique and wonderful movie.
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August 21, 2009A MONTAGE-FILM...THE BEAUTY CONSISTS HOW PICTURES REALIZE GLASS' MUSIC.
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