Life in Loops (A Megacities RMX)

Life in Loops (A Megacities RMX)

A Megacities remix.

Directed by Timo Novotny

Produced by inLoops

200680 min7.3 / 10

An experimental audiovisual remix that uses striking urban imagery and electronic music to explore the hidden dimensions of global megacities.

Timo Novotny labels his new project an experimental music documentary film, in a remix of the celebrated film Megacities (1997), a visually refined essay on the hidden faces of several world "megacities" by leading Austrian documentarist Michael Glawogger. Novotny complements 30 % of material taken straight from the film (and re-edited) with 70 % as yet unseen footage in which he blends original shots unused by Glawogger with his own sequences (shot by Megacities cameraman Wolfgang Thaler) from Tokyo. Alongside the Japanese metropolis, Life in Loops takes us right into the atmosphere of Mexico City, New York, Moscow and Bombay. This electrifying combination of fascinating film images and an equally compelling soundtrack from Sofa Surfers sets us off on a stunning audiovisual adventure across the continents. The film also makes an original contribution to the discussion on new trends in documentary filmmaking.

Questions people ask

  • Is Life in Loops (A Megacities RMX) scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Life in Loops (A Megacities RMX) violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does Life in Loops (A Megacities RMX) end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Life in Loops (A Megacities RMX) sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Life in Loops (A Megacities RMX) easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

84/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity96

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Surprise76

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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