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Decasia: The State of Decay
6.5 / 10• 2002• 1h 10m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
A meditation on the human quest to transcend physicality, constructed from decaying archival footage and set to an original symphonic score.
Cast & Crew
Tsuru Aoki
Self - Geisha (archive footage)
LeadJC
Julia Calhoun
Self - Old Angry Woman (archive footage)
William S. Hart
Self - Cowboy (archive footage)
EL
Eddie Lyons
Self - Laughing Clerk (archive footage)
MC
Margaret Cullington
Self - Maggie Jiggs (archive footage)
Marc McDermott
Self - Judge (archive footage)
Mary Pickford
Self (archive footage)
Pearl White
Self - Laughing Woman (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bill Morrison's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Decasia: The State of Decay is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
