Life out of balance
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.
Directed by: Godfrey Reggio
Written by: Ron Fricke, Michael Hoenig, Godfrey Reggio, Alton Walpole
Music by: Philip Glass
Starring: Ed Asner, Pat Benatar, Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett, Marilyn Chambers, Sammy Davis Jr., Lou Dobbs, Linda Ellerbee, Peter Sellers, Thomas Dolby
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1983-04-27
Runtime: 86 minutes
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