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Decasia

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  • 1h 10m
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7.2/10
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Decasia (2002)
Documentary
A meditation on the human quest to transcend physicality, constructed from decaying archival footage and set to an original symphonic score.A meditation on the human quest to transcend physicality, constructed from decaying archival footage and set to an original symphonic score.A meditation on the human quest to transcend physicality, constructed from decaying archival footage and set to an original symphonic score.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1K
YOUR RATING
    • Bill Morrison
    • Bill Morrison
  • Stars
    • Tsuru Aoki(archive footage)
    • Julia Calhoun(archive footage)
    • Margaret Cullington(archive footage)
    • Bill Morrison
    • Bill Morrison
  • Stars
    • Tsuru Aoki(archive footage)
    • Julia Calhoun(archive footage)
    • Margaret Cullington(archive footage)
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    • 24User reviews
    • 42Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    Bill Morrison at an event for Decasia (2002)
    Bill Morrison at an event for Decasia (2002)
    Olivia Williams at an event for Decasia (2002)
    Olivia Williams at an event for Decasia (2002)
    Andy Garcia and Olivia Williams at an event for Decasia (2002)
    Andy Garcia and Olivia Williams at an event for Decasia (2002)
    Decasia (2002)
    Decasia (2002)

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    Tsuru Aoki
    Tsuru Aoki
    • Geisha
    • (archive footage)
    Julia Calhoun
    Julia Calhoun
    • Old Angry Woman
    • (archive footage)
    Margaret Cullington
    • Maggie Jiggs
    • (archive footage)
    William S. Hart
    William S. Hart
    • Cowboy
    • (archive footage)
    Eddie Lyons
    Eddie Lyons
    • Laughing Clerk
    • (archive footage)
    Marc McDermott
    Marc McDermott
    • Judge
    • (archive footage)
    Mary Pickford
    Mary Pickford
      Willie Ritchie
      Willie Ritchie
      • Boxer
      • (archive footage)
      Pearl White
      Pearl White
      • Laughing Woman
      • (archive footage)
        • Bill Morrison
        • Bill Morrison
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      • Trivia
        This is the first film from the 2000's to be inducted into the National Film Registry. Which also makes it the first film from the 21st century to be inducted.
      • Crazy credits
        In memory of Hortense K. Becker, (1902-2001) 'Big Non'
      • Connections
        Features The Mind Cure (1912)

      User reviews24

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      7/10
      Hypnotic
      Hour long film made up entirely of fragments from decaying nitrate film. A hypnotic film the film becomes an trip through the minds eye as the unconnected pieces end up joined by the minds ability to impose order. What is the film about? Thats for you to discover as decay infuses the images with eerie, surreal and amusing power. The music is minimalist in the Philip Glass style which adds to the trippiness. At first odd and disconcerting the film slowly sucks you in and remains riveting viewing until almost the very end (images of planes and parachutes go on way past the point of boredom). An amazing film that will send your mind off on an odd trip to piece together what its all about. (One piece I read on the film stated the filmmaker likes to talk to audiences to see what they think its about since other than the idea of decay and rebirth he has no set meaning) Worth a look - especially in a dark room with no distractions
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      • dbborroughs
      • Aug 26, 2007

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        • October 3, 2003 (United Kingdom)
        • United States
        • Bill Morrison Film
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      • 1 hour 10 minutes
        • Black and White
        • Dolby Digital

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