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Glass - A Portrait Of Philip In Twelve Parts DVD

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In July 2005 Scott Hicks started shooting a documentary about the composer Philip Glass to celebrate his 70th anniversary in 2007. Over the next 18 months Hicks followed Philip across 3 continents - from his annual ride on the Coney Island 'Cyclone' roller coaster to the world premiere of his new opera in Germany and in performance with a didgeridoo virtuoso in Australia. Allowed unprecedented access to Glass' working process family life spiritual teachers and long time collaborators Hicks gives us a unique glimpse behind the curtain into the life of a surprising and... complex man.The documentary is a remarkable portrait of one of the greatest - and a times controversial - artists of this or any era. [show more]

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Released
06 July 2009
Directors
Actors
Format
DVD 
Publisher
Drakes Avenue 
Classification
Runtime
115 minutes 
Features
PAL 
Barcode
5055159277686 
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Scott Hicks directs this biographical film about the life and work of composer Philip Glass. Breaking his life down into 12 distinct stages, the film explores the effects of his life experiences on his work and portrays through cinematic imagery the complex processes of an artist at work.