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Koyaanisqatsi, a Rare card
Koyaanisqatsi is a 1982 American non-narrative documentary film directed and produced by Godfrey Reggio, featuring music by Philip Glass, cinematography by Ron Fricke and presented by filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 94
- Power
- 170
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 300,000
Power 170 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Koyaanisqatsi quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Koyaanisqatsi card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Following its ______ at the Telluride and New York Film Festivals in 1982, it began a limited theatrical release the next year.
Answer
premieres. Following its premieres at the Telluride and New York Film Festivals in 1982, it began a limited theatrical release the next year. From the Koyaanisqatsi article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Koyaanisqatsi is a ____ American non-narrative documentary film directed and produced by Godfrey Reggio, featuring music by Philip Glass, cinematography by Ron Fricke and presented by filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola.
Answer
1980s. Koyaanisqatsi is a 1982 American non-narrative documentary film directed and produced by Godfrey Reggio, featuring music by Philip Glass, cinematography by Ron Fricke and presented by filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. From the Koyaanisqatsi article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
The Honeymooners. The Honeymooners 90 · Lucinda Williams 85 · Keane 79 · Koyaanisqatsi 76 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Described as an "essay in images and sound on the state of American civilization", the film comprises a montage of stock footage, slow motion, and time-lapse visuals of natural and urban environments across the United States.
- Following its premieres at the Telluride and New York Film Festivals in 1982, it began a limited theatrical release the next year.
- Produced on a budget of $2.5 million, the film grossed $3.2 million at the box office, and was one of the highest-grossing documentaries of the 1980s.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Koyaanisqatsi article was read about 300,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 94: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Koyaanisqatsi
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Text : Wikipedia, Koyaanisqatsi (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Poster published and distributed by Island Alive in association with New Cinema., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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