Chronos (1985)

Director:

Ron Fricke

Writers:

Constantine Nicholas (scenario)
Genevieve Nicholas (scenario)

Release Date:

1985 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

Nature | One Word Title | Stained Glass | Ancient Art | Cathedral

Runtime:

43 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

None

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.34 : 1

Sound Mix:

IMAX 6-Track

Certification:

Australasia:E

Filming Locations:

405 Freeway, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Les Productions de la Géode

Trivia:

Composer Michael Stearns used an instrument called the Beam to generate many of the sounds for this film, which is 12 feet long made of extruded aluminum with 24 piano strings from 19-22 gauge. The original instruments it was based upon were made from cast iron and difficult to move around.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Silicon Valley Timelapse (2008)

Horrible!

I purchased this movie on blu-ray because it promised great visuals and music. I was also a great fan of a similar movie... Baraka. The movie is very much styled after Baraka, wide angles, very similar shots with cameras set to capture long time passage in each shot. Even some of the scenes were identical (the street with traffic). Whereas Baraka told a great story, juxtaposing nature, man-made environments, spirituality, and horrors of the world in an engrossing fashion and great music, this movie just jumped from shot to shot with no encompassing story, mediocre musical score, and then.... POOF, it's finished! I thought there must be some sort of mistake! History of the world? Half the movie is Egypt and landscape (looks like Arizona, but I didn't bother to check). Seriously folks, this is horrible, rent it if you must, but do not buy it. The filmmakers should be ashamed of themselves for putting this out.