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| Directed by | Godfrey Reggio |
| Written by | Godfrey Reggio |
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| Music by | Philip Glass |
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| Distributed by | Cinedigm |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | No dialogue |
| Budget | $4.6 million [1] |
Visitors is a 2013 American documentary film, written and directed by Godfrey Reggio.
It explores (like his previous films) "humanity's trancelike relationship with technology." [2] [3]
The musical score for Visitors was composed by Philip Glass, who previously collaborated with director Godfrey Reggio on the Qatsi trilogy . Performed by the Bruckner Orchestra Linz and conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, the music was released as a soundtrack album by Orange Mountain Music on September 3, 2013. [4]
It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. [5]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 69% of 55 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10.The website's consensus reads: "While director Godfrey Reggio's filmmaking style has lost some of its initial thrill, Visitors finds him returning to his familiar milieu with customary élan." [6] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 62 out of 100, based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. [7]
