John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
Release Date: 2000-12-31
Rating : 0/10
Duration : 133 minutes
Genres : Documentary, Music
Director : David Jeffcock, Bob Coles
Writer :
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.
Cast
John Adams
Amita Dhiri
Peter Sellars
Michael Tilson Thomas
Alice Goodman
Penny Woolcock