A portrait of philip in twelve parts explores the contemporary composers creative process in opera, concert, and film, interwoven with candid scenes of his personal and spiritual life. For 18 months director scott hicks followed composer philip glass around with a video camera capturing all aspects of his life and work. For 18 months awardwinning director scott hicks followed the legendary composer philip glass across three continents, creating a remarkable portrait of one of the greatest artists of all time. A portrait of philip in twelve parts makes a good companion piece to his breakthrough film, shine, right down to the way that philip glass even looks a little like shine star geoffrey rush. A portrait of philip in twelve parts 2007 starring philip glass and ravi shankar on dvd and bluray. Ava bridge motion pictures koch lorber films e1 entertainment firm. The twelve part structure, echoing the twelve notes of the chromatic scale and the title of one of glass s most famous compositions, may sound like a precious conceit, but hicks for the most part. Glass a portrait of philip in twelve parts dvd 2007. A portrait of philip in twelve parts 2009, cd discogs. Fans of the great american minimalist composer will cherish this documentary, but philip glass life is one that will appeal to a far wider audience. Philip glass is one of the great creative originals of the modern age. Allowed unprecedented access to philip glass working process, filmmaker scott hicks gives us a singular revelation into the life of the composer.
Academy awardnominated director scott hicks shine documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished western classical composer philip glass as he interacts with a number of friends and collaborators, who include chuck close, ravi shankar, and martin scorsese. Included on this collection are selections from einstein on the beach, etoile polaire, glass. Filmmaker scott hicks, best known for shine, his biopic of australian pianist david helfgott, spent a year and a half following philip glass and gathering material from the composer and his family and associates to create the 2007 documentary glass. A portrait of philip in twelve parts, you can now watch the entire documentary online for free. Directed by scott hicks and starring philip glass, errol morris, woody allen and chuck close. Shine followed the legendary philip glass the hours, notes on a scandal across three continents, creating a remarkable portrait of this brilliant composer.
This performance in france includes part 1, 2, 3, 11 and 12 on a double lp. Check out the trailer above, and watch the entire film after the jump. Following music in twelve parts 1974, a fourhour epic which encapsulates his. A portrait of philip in twelve parts, an album by philip glass, philip glass ensemble, paul barnes, bruce levingston on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. For fans, glass is an informal and affectionate demystification of the artist that like most movies. For 18 months, awardwinning director scott hicks followed the legendary composer philip glass across three continents, creating a. Glass edges dangerously close to embodying what sartre referred to as bad faith. The film was nominated for emmy awards and afi award. Philip glass, errol morris, martin scorsese, ravi shankar, chuck close, scott hicks, stephen jess. A portrait of philip in twelve parts 2008 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Glass portrait of philip in twelve parts licensed to youtube by adrev for a 3rd party on behalf of dunvagen music publishers. Kaufen sie philip glass looking glass ntsc gunstig ein. A portrait of philip in twelve parts 2015 french sbs bdrip xvid ac3 rrent21dec2017 05. Philip glass portrait in 12 parts pbs steve hoffman.
Paying tribute to my favourite work of his, as the title implies, the film is broken up into 12 parts each naturally transitioning into a new locale, theme and part of philip s current as of 2005 or past life. With philip glass, holly critchlow, chuck close, joanne akalaitis. Portrait of philip in twelve parts glass motion picture. Music in twelve parts is a set of twelve pieces written between 1971 and 1974. For the soundtrack album, hicks uses 16 movements from glass works. Thats the only rule, grins philip glass when pressed for his ethos early in this video portrait of the prolific composer, seen juggling four film scores, a new symphony, and the debut of his opera waiting for the barbarians while approaching age 70.
A portrait of philip in twelve parts begs one overwhelming question over and over. A portrait of philip in twelve parts 2007 no reservations 2007 cassandras dream 2007. It took 18 months to film but now stands as a lasting record and celebration of the composer and his. Originally realised as a personal hommage to celebrate the composers 70th birthday, scott hicks glass a portrait of philip in twelve parts is quickly gaining recognition as the definitive documentary on one of todays most controversial contemporary music figureheads. A portrait of philip in 12 parts, academy award nominated director scott hicks shine documents an eventful year in the career and personal life of distinguished composer philip glass as he interacts with a number of friends and collaborators, including chuck close, ravi shankar and martin scorsese below, director hicks offers his insight into the documentary. Philip glass, martin scorsese, ravi shankar realisateur. Heres a beautiful look into the life and creative processes of one of the worlds foremost composers, directed and. A portrait of philip in twelve parts is an illuminating documentary, perhaps too much so, of the life and career of the famed composer, whose work i know mostly through his film work. This documentary is a mosaic film portrait of one of the greatest and at times controversial artists of this era. This period culminated in music in twelve parts and the landmark opera einstein on the beach, for which he collaborated with robert wilson. Glass personal life does not manage to make up for the frank staleness and uninspiring self.
In july 2005, filmmaker scott hicks started shooting a documentary about the composer philip glass to a uniquely intimate portrait of the. A portrait of philip in twelve parts, hicks finds a better fit between the life and work of the title character and his own intelligence and restraint as a filmmaker. The best philip glass documentary i could have asked or hoped for. In july 2005, filmmaker scott hicks started shooting a documentary about the composer philip glass to celebrate his 70th birthday in 2007. Music in twelve parts is a set of twelve pieces written between 1971 and 1974 by the composer philip glass this work cycle was originally scored for ten instruments, played by five musicians. A portrait of philip in twelve parts film complet vf 2016 en ligne hd partie 1010. A uniquely intimate portrait of the music icon, glass. Allowed unprecedented access to glass working process and collaborators including martin scorsese and errol morris, hicks. Also included a very rare philip glass interview from 1974 in his nyc loft during the rehearsals of this piece, produced for the french radio by daniel caux musicologist and cofounder of. A portrait of philip in twelve parts is a remarkable portrait of one of the greatest, and at times controversial, artists of this or any era. A portrait of philip in twelve parts tiny mix tapes. Portrait of philip in twelve parts by philip glass. Philip glass music in twelve parts virgin records cd 1. But where shine was about a musician battling mental illness and an upanddown career in order to share his interpretation of the classics, glass is.
The film coincides with the dvd release from koch lorber. The director of the acclaimed david helfgott biopic shine, scott hicks embarked on a documentary to celebrate glass 70th birthday. A portrait of philip in twelve parts is much like its subject. A portrait of philip in twelve parts contains much of the music from the film including a wide variety of music from every part of philip glass s career. Philip glass, keyboards michael riesman, keyboards richard landry, flute, soprano saxophone jon. Glass a portrait of philip in twelve parts uk import. Intentionally or not, scott hicks documentary glass. The original motion picture soundtrack to scott hicks shine, no reservations documentary film glass. A hairs breadth from hagiography, scott hickss glass. A portrait of philip in twelve parts other titles include international title glass, hungarian title glass philip portreja 12 felvonasban is a 2007. Portrait of philip in twelve parts, an album by philip glass, philip glass ensemble, bruce levingston, andrew sterman, bruckner orchester linz, paul barnes, michael riesman, dennis russell davies on spotify. And, yes, ibrian, i have noted your comment on this site being an interfaith discussion place first and not a place that emphasizes creative writing.