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Decasia: The State of Decay
Documentary - 2002
Decasia: The State of Decay
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A meditation on the human quest to transcend physicality, constructed from decaying archival footage and set to an original symphonic score.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
70 min
Release date:
10 Jan 2002
Country:
US
Languages:
xx
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Decasia is what has happened already to so many silent movies, newsreels and the like. The unexpected thing is that its dying, in this shower of black-and-white psychedelia, is quite beautiful.
– Anita Gates,
New York Times,
19 Mar 2003
fresh:
The film is a fierce dance of destruction. Its flame-like, roiling black-and-white inspires trembling and gratitude.
– J. Hoberman,
Village Voice,
18 Mar 2003
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