John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music

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.

Country:

France,

United Kingdom

Genre:

Documentary,

Music

Duration:

133 minutes

Year:

2000

Director:

David Jeffcock

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Company:

RM Associates,

LGM Cinéma,

Mezzo,

Kinowelt Home Entertainment,

Channel 4 Television,

CNC

Cast:
John Adams

Self

Amita Dhiri

Self (Narrator)

Peter Sellars

Self

Michael Tilson Thomas

Self

Alice Goodman

Self

Crew:
André Trouttet

Musician

Conlon Nancarrow

Original Music Composer

David Jeffcock

Director

John Adams

Conductor

Bob Coles

Director