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Anima Mundi (film)

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Wikipedia article




'Anima Mundi' (also known as 'The Soul of the World')[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/anima_mundi/ Rotten Tomatoes] is a 1991 Italian-American short documentary film directed by Godfrey Reggio. The film focuses on the world of nature and wildlife, particularly jungles, sealife, and insects.

Production



The movie was commissioned by Italian jewellers Bulgari for use by the World Wide Fund for Nature in their Biological Diversity Program.

Music



The film was scored by Philip Glass, who also worked with Reggio on 'Koyaanisqatsi' (1983), 'Powaqqatsi' (1988), and, later, on 'Naqoyqatsi' (2002).[https://www.soundtrack.net/album/anima-mundi/ Soundtrack.net] 'Anima Mundi' features many of the techniques from the 'Qatsi' trilogy, however it is not considered to be directly related to the series.

Home media



The short was released on the Criterion Collection alongside the Qatsi trilogy on December 11, 2012.

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