Film

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

2000 · 2h 13m · Documentary · 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.

John Adams

Self

Amita Dhiri

Self (Narrator)

Peter Sellars

Self

Michael Tilson Thomas

Self

Alice Goodman

Self

Penny Woolcock

Self

Tom Randle

Self

• David JeffcockDirector
• Bob ColesDirector
• Conlon NancarrowOriginal Music Composer
• John AdamsOriginal Music Composer
• Steve ReichOriginal Music Composer

Release date

December 31, 2000

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 13m

Genres

Documentary, Music