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

0.0/10 • 133 min • Documentary Music

Overview

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

Self (Narrator)

Peter Sellars

Michael Tilson Thomas

Alice Goodman

Penny Woolcock

Tom Randle

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