| | | A Ron Fricke Film, Music By Michael Stearns.
Features: DVD
"An extraordinary, new digitally restored and remastered special edition. A visual symphony in seven movements, Chronos embarks on an unprecedented cinematic journey across the worlds of natural beauty and manmade monuments, as it explores the essence of time."
Editor's Note
This epic visual and musical journey, produced for the IMAX screen, transcends history, from the cradle of civilization to modern day Paris. This program features startling time-lapse images of the Vatican, the Sphinx, the Great Pyramid and nearly 50 other natural and manmade wonders, and is notable for being the first nonverbal, nonfiction program filmed in time-lapse photography.
Plot Summary
An epic voyage from the birthplace of Western civilization to contemporary France.| Using evocative music and an uncommonly large aspect ratio, "Chronos" attempts nothing less than a high-scale history of a region of the earth. Time-lapse cinematography and even customized film techniques carry viewers through the ages and cover all the wonders -- human and natural -- the world has to offer.
| Features | Audio: English PCM Stereo | | Commentary / Multi-Audio | | DVD-ROM Content | | Interactive Menus | | Making Of | | Scene Selection |
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Release Information
| | Studio: GOLDHIL ENTERTAINMENT |
| Release Date: 2/24/2009 |
| Running Time: 45 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1991 | | Catalog ID: 16009 | | UPC: 00881991160092 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Natural sound | | Available Audio Tracks: Music, Natural sound | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Standard 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew | Constantine Nicholas - Writer | | Genevieve Nicholas - Writer | | Mark Magidson - Producer | | Michael Stearns - Original Music By | | Ron Fricke - Director | | Ron Fricke - Producer |
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| | Professional Reviews | Big Movie Zone Review 8 of 10
Meditational at times, fluid, like sand through an hourglass or clouds across the sky, then tedious at others. "Chronos" flows with music and images on the wings of time. Minus narration, this production goes for the Pink Floyd feel, though dipping more than once into a mid-eighties techno-noise that's less than pleasing. You'll follow the sun's shadow via time-lapse photography fast-forwarding over the blocked walls of the pyramids, rock formations and canyons in America's Southwest, and Mediterranean statues contrasted with urban high-rises. Rapid pedestrian traffic speeds to flurries in downtown train stations, main streets and airports. Perhaps hinting at how fleeting our civilization seems when juxtaposed with ancient ruins. Ride atop a double-decker bus through busy streets, then on a riverboat, then a helicopter, the jittery lights striking an interesting motif across the night sky. The sun's shadow gig approaches redundancy, while the Dr. Who music falls short of crescendo. Still, there are glorious insightful moments baring either huge beauty or hip glimpses into this earth and our time. Time-lapse provides a perspective only the most patient among us are able to enjoy without the benefit of tricky photography. - Ross Anthony
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