Philip Glass Movies

  • 2020
    Philip Glass: Akhnaten

    Philip Glass: Akhnaten

    Philip Glass: Akhnaten

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    Akhnaten is set in Ancient Egypt, and based on the accession to the throne of the pharaoh Amenhotep IV – thought to have been around 1351BC...

    Philip Glass: Akhnaten
  • 1986
    In the Upper Room

    In the Upper Room

    In the Upper Room

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    In the Upper Room is a dance/theater collaboration between choreographer Twyla Tharp and composer Philip Glass. In the Upper Room from 1986, with...

    In the Upper Room
  • 2007
    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

    365 Day Project

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    This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007...

    365 Day Project
  • 2013
    Glass: Spuren der Verirrten

    Glass: Spuren der Verirrten

    Glass: Spuren der Verirrten

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    The world premiere of the opera Spuren der Verirrten (The Lost) composed by Philip Glass.

    Glass: Spuren der Verirrten
  • 1970
    Isy Boukir

    Isy Boukir

    Isy Boukir

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    Nancy Graves statement, 1971: "Izy Boukir contains footage filmed in the Sahara during eighteen days. I wanted to extend sequences [from earlier...

    Isy Boukir
  • 1983
    Four American Composers: Philip Glass

    Four American Composers: Philip Glass

    Four American Composers: Philip Glass

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    A television documentary produced for British Television directed by Peter Greenaway about Phillip Glass that is a recording of a performance of the...

    Four American Composers: Philip Glass
  • 2010
    Trans-Action

    Trans-Action

    Trans-Action

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    Trans-Action tells the story of an extraordinary woman. Anna Grodzka who in 2011 became the first transgender person in the Polish government, and...

    Trans-Action
  • 2007
    Animals in Love

    Animals in Love

    Animals in Love

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    Translated literally as "Animals in Love," the French-language documentary Animaux Amoreux depicts various species of the animal kingdom in courting,...

    Animals in Love
  • 2023
    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Ravel With Yuja Wang and the Orchestre de Paris

    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Ravel With Yuja Wang and the Orchestre de Paris

    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Ravel With Yuja Wang and the Orchestre de Paris

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    Invited to the Philharmonie de Paris, the virtuoso Yuja Wang performs a programme of Maurice Ravel's two piano concertos, conducted by Klaus...

    Klaus Mäkelä conducts Ravel With Yuja Wang and the Orchestre de Paris
  • 2006
    Phil Glass Plays for Ralph Steiner's Mechanical Principles

    Phil Glass Plays for Ralph Steiner's Mechanical Principles

    Phil Glass Plays for Ralph Steiner's Mechanical Principles

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    This was filmed at Anthology Film Archives on May 31, 2000. From the cycle of FIRST FORTY I made in late 2006 as an introduction to my work for my...

    Phil Glass Plays for Ralph Steiner's Mechanical Principles
  • 1993
    Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama

    Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama

    Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama

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    A portrait of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, which includes historical footage of China's repression of Tibetan Buddhism in 1959.

    Compassion in Exile: The Story of the 14th Dalai Lama
  • 2007
    Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

    Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

    Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

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    Scott Hicks documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished Western classical composer Philip Glass as he interacts with...

    Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
  • 2022
    Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

    Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

    Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious

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    We look back at more than half a century of mysterious artistic creation while trying to crack a unique artistic code. Why are people moved to tears...

    Robert Wilson: The Beauty of the Mysterious
  • 2004
    The Origins of AIDS

    The Origins of AIDS

    The Origins of AIDS

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    While AIDS may be one of the most feared diseases of modern times, there is still a degree of scientific debate over the subject of just how the...

    The Origins of AIDS
  • 2005
    Philip Glass: Looking Glass

    Philip Glass: Looking Glass

    Philip Glass: Looking Glass

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    This documentary captures the overflowing energy and activity of one today's greatest composers, Philip Glass, and allows us to follow him from New...

    Philip Glass: Looking Glass
  • 2025
    Vanessa Wagner & Friends @ Paris Sur Mesure

    Vanessa Wagner & Friends @ Paris Sur Mesure

    Vanessa Wagner & Friends @ Paris Sur Mesure

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    Pianist Vanessa Wagner joins forces with circus artist Chloé Moglia, choreographer Kader Attou, dancers from the Accrorap company and set...

    Vanessa Wagner & Friends @ Paris Sur Mesure
  • 2012
    Besa: The Promise

    Besa: The Promise

    Besa: The Promise

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    A documentary exploring how Albanians, including many Muslims, helped and sheltered Jewish refugees during WWII at their own risk, and trying to help...

    Besa: The Promise
  • 2001
    The Man in the Bath

    The Man in the Bath

    The Man in the Bath

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    An audiovisual work by Philip Glass and Peter Greenaway.

    The Man in the Bath
  • 2008
    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell

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    Wild Combination is a visually absorbing portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell....

    Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
  • 2007
    Hard-Hearted

    Hard-Hearted

    Hard-Hearted

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    A provincial war vet arrives in Moscow and subsequently takes on a gang of bad cops.

    Hard-Hearted