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Chronos | 
| Director: Ron Fricke
Studio: Simitar
Category: DVD
Buy Used: CDN$ 78.54
Used (2) from CDN$ 78.54
Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Format: Import, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 6304718764
UPC: 082551732326
EAN: 9786304718766
ASIN: 6304718764
Theatrical Release Date: 1987
Release Date: November 19, 1997
Availability: Usually ships within 1 - 2 business days
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From Amazon.com
Taking the familiar conventions of time-lapse cinematography to a transcendent level of artistic achievement, filmmaker Ron Fricke circled the globe to make Chronos, a stunning 70-millimeter time-lapse tour of natural and man-made wonders. The entire film has the enhanced, hyper-realistic quality of a laser-etched photograph, and by using special cameras and motion-control photographic techniques, Fricke and his technically expert crew were able to create mesmerizing images guaranteed to spark any viewer's sense of awe and wonder. Accompanied by the hypnotic music of Michael Stearns, this visual journey takes the viewer on a tour of over 50 locations on nearly every continent of the world, including explorations of Paris, the Vatican, the Egyptian pyramids, the African veldt, and many more stunning vistas. The cumulative effect is the feeling that the world--from the busiest metropolis to the most serenely remote wilderness landscape--is dictated by "chronos," the rhythm of time to which all living things must submit. Like Koyaanisquatsi and Baraka, this is one of those eye-candy films that was conceived according to its specific theme, so it's not only a soothing visual experience but a thought-provoking study of our fascinating planet. --Jeff Shannon
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| Customer Reviews:
 Won't play on PS3! June 24, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I had recieved this disk as birthday gift and was all excited to watch it. I tried but it kept giving me an error code. Apparently it is not compatible with the Playstation 3 for some strange reason. If you do not have a non PS3 player I wouldn't buy it as it likely won't work.
Chronos full screen, not 16:9 February 13, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The images are spectacular as mentioned in the other reviews.
However, since it was shot in 70mm, and it boasts HDTV quality why not give HDTV owners the widescreen, 16:9 viewing benefit? For some images the stretching doesn't matter, but, for instance, the SPHYNX image is annoying in a stretched format. (Widescreen format would have earned it 4 stars. More locales and less repetition of the same locales would have earned it 5 stars.)
 Works on my xbox 360 February 9, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was able to play the disc on my xbox 360 add-on HD-DVD player without any problems. Some of the text of the added content was really fuzzy, but I blame it on my early model HDTV. Once I plugged the xbox 360 into a flat panel it was crystal clear to read.
I loved the added feature of showing a little globe down in the bottom corner of the screen, indicating where each scene was shot. The added commentary was also very interesting, as it's by the composer & director (and a third guy who I can't remember, I think it was the producer).
A great title to showcase HD-DVD features, I highly recommend it.
Will not play in my Xbox 360 HD DVD player February 4, 2007
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I purchased Chronos HD DVD a few weeks ago anticipating a phenomenal visual and audio experience in HD DVD. I was very disappointed when the disc would not play in my add-on XBOX 360 HD DVD player. It seems it has something to do with the disc being encoded in 1080i and the player won't play it. Has anyone else had a similar experience? Any resolution anybody aware of? I will keep the disc to use in future players or if a fix is found. For now I give one star. I hope to change it to 5 stars once I see it.
 From Some of The Fathers of Wordless Narrative Film March 13, 2004
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
Released in 1985, "Chronos" is a forty-minute long "visual-music journey". It is a Presentation of the Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater of San Diego, California and S.E.M. Lagode, Paris, France."Chronos" was filmed on location at over sixty sites around the globe. Images of significant natural beauty, architectural complexity, iconic historical sculpture and various panoramic cityscapes were captured on 70mm film using mostly slow motion and time lapse cinematography. The wordless narrative structure of the work primarily attempts to convey feelings of reverence and appreciation for the breath-taking subject matter. In addition, it also suggests states of significant anxiety experienced as a consequence of the pace and complexity of modern urban life. Electronic music, composed and performed by Michael Stearns, is thoroughly integrated with the considered, slowly paced editing of Alton Walpole and Ron Fricke. Image and sound interpenetrate one another to suggest and convey the eloquent wordless scenario, which was conceived by both Constantine and Genevieve Nicholas. Having begun as cinematographer for director Godfrey Reggio's film "Koyaanisqatsi", we see with "Chronos" that Ron Fricke helped to sow the visual and conceptual seeds of wordless narrative film. This medium finally bore satisfying fruit with 1992's feature length work "Baraka". "Chronos", however, remains as essential viewing. By this passionate evidence of Mr. Fricke's ongoing struggle, we see that their is, at last, some sign of harmonious life beyond the scenario of Godfrey Reggio's dire trilogy.
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