Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)

Director:

Scott Hicks

Genre:

Documentary | Biography | Music

Tagline:

In July 2005, filmmaker Scott Hicks started shooting a documentary about the composer Philip Glass to celebrate his 70th anniversary in 2007.

Plot:

Academy Award®-nominated director Scott Hicks ("Shine") documents an eventful year in the career and...

Plot Keywords:

Collaborator | Composer | Adelaide South Australia | Musical Instrument | Performance

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

JoAnne Akalaitis	...	Herself
Woody Allen	...	Himself
Holly Critchlow	...	Herself
Philip Glass	...	Himself
Errol Morris	...	Himself
Nico Muhly	...	Himself
Godfrey Reggio	...	Himself
Dennis Russell Davies	...	Himself
Martin Scorsese	...	Himself
Ravi Shankar	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Glass (International: English title) (short title)
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in 12 Parts (International: English title) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:PG | Australia:PG | Australia:M (DVD rating) | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Independent Media

Trivia:

This documentary was made to mark the 70th anniversary in 2007 of its subject, composer Philip Glass

Movie Connections:

Featured in "At the Movies: (2008-11-12)" (2008)

Not a boring man, just a boring film

I thought the same as the above commenter--Glass is a great composer but not an interesting person (something that often happens with artists--it all goes into the work) until I heard him speak the following evening and he was perfectly interesting...because he was talking about MUSIC--something the director forgot to ask him about in the film. This is one of the most superficial biographical films I've seen, two hours of tedium, watching Glass make pizza, play with his kids, practice t'ai chi etc. his wife giving away her Internet password--while the music dipped in and out in tiny snippets. Glass deserves much much better.