John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music

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John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music (2000)

Directed by Bob Coles, David Jeffcock

Documentary, Music · 2h 13m

Peer into the world of contemporary composer John Adams with this documentary that blends performance footage with insightful interviews and commentary from his collaborators and the master himself. Highlights include performances of Adams's Grammy Award-winning operas “Nixon in China” and “El Niño” and excerpts from Penny Woolcock’s film adaptation of “The Death of Klinghoffer”. Works by Steve Reich and Conlon Nancarrow are also performed by the Ensemble InterContemporain at the Théâtre Musical de Paris-Châtelet.

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Cast

John Adams Self Amita Dhiri Self (Narrator) Peter Sellars Self Michael Tilson Thomas Self Alice Goodman Self Penny Woolcock Self Tom Randle Self

Crew

Director
Bob Coles, David Jeffcock
Original Music Composer
John Adams, Steve Reich, Conlon Nancarrow

Details

Release date
2000-12-31
Runtime
2h 13m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
France, United Kingdom
Production
RM Associates, LGM Cinéma, Mezzo, Kinowelt Home Entertainment, Channel 4 Television, CNC