Philip Glass Movies

  • 2020
    Philip Glass and The Philip Glass Ensemble: Retrospective

    Philip Glass and The Philip Glass Ensemble: Retrospective

    Philip Glass and The Philip Glass Ensemble: Retrospective

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    Watch Philip Glass and the Philip Glass Ensemble perform at the Days and Nights Festival in Big Sur. An evening of Glass's seminal works composed...

    Philip Glass and The Philip Glass Ensemble: Retrospective
  • 2005
    The Giant Buddhas

    The Giant Buddhas

    The Giant Buddhas

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    Christian Frei's documentary traces the tragic tale of the giant Buddhas of Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley, which stood as monumental landmarks for...

    The Giant Buddhas
  • 2021
    In the Penal Colony

    In the Penal Colony

    In the Penal Colony

    02021HD

    Based on a story by Franz Kafka, this Philip Glass opera is set at the turn of the 20th century on a remote island where a high-ranking visitor...

    In the Penal Colony
  • 1971
    End of the Art World

    End of the Art World

    End of the Art World

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    This is the debut documentary made by Alexis Krasilovsky, author of "Women Behind The Camera" (Praeger, 1997). Shot on 16mm in 1971, the film covers...

    End of the Art World
  • 2008
    Making Mishima

    Making Mishima

    Making Mishima

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    In this archival documentary, cinematographer John Bailey, production designer Eiko Ishioka, and composer Philip Glass discuss the conception of Paul...

    Making Mishima
  • 1989
    Continuum: 1. Initiation

    Continuum: 1. Initiation

    Continuum: 1. Initiation

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    Part one of the two part abstract video art-piece, with music composed by Philip Glass and performed by the Kronos String Quartet.

    Continuum: 1. Initiation
  • 1989
    Continuum: Parts 1 & 2

    Continuum: Parts 1 & 2

    Continuum: Parts 1 & 2

    01989HD

    Abstract video art with music composed by Philip Glass. Music by the Kronos String Quartet.

    Continuum: Parts 1 & 2
  • 2016
    Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos

    Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos

    Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos

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    As part of a new collaboration with the famous composer Philip Glass, French pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque perform the European premiere...

    Glass - Double Concerto for Two Pianos
  • 2013
    November 22, 1963

    November 22, 1963

    November 22, 1963

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    Josiah “Tink” Thompson discusses the Kennedy assassination, the nature of truth and photographic evidence in this short film from...

    November 22, 1963
  • 2021
    LETTERS FROM A DISTANCE

    LETTERS FROM A DISTANCE

    LETTERS FROM A DISTANCE

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    Letters from a distance documents a communication exercise thought out by healthcare workers from a public hospital in Mexico City to help with the...

    LETTERS FROM A DISTANCE
  • 1970
    The Lost Ones

    The Lost Ones

    The Lost Ones

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    Set in an "abode where lost bodies roam each searching for its lost one". The abode is a flattened cylinder with rubber walls fifty meters in...

    The Lost Ones
  • 2002
    Impact of Progress

    Impact of Progress

    Impact of Progress

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    Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass discuss their films "Powaqqatsi" (1988) and "Naqoyqatsi" (2002).

    Impact of Progress
  • 1980
    Geometry of Circles

    Geometry of Circles

    Geometry of Circles

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    A short animated film consisting of the movement of six circles (each with a different colour of the rainbow) that are formed by and split up into...

    Geometry of Circles
  • 1986
    A Perfect Couple

    A Perfect Couple

    A Perfect Couple

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    One night in Gotham one couple ends their relationship, then another, and another.

    A Perfect Couple
  • 2011
    Lucinda Childs' Dance

    Lucinda Childs' Dance

    Lucinda Childs' Dance

    02011HD

    A documentary about the American postmodern dancer and choreographer Lucinda Childs. For Dance, a choreography from '79 set to the music of Philip...

    Lucinda Childs' Dance
  • 2002
    Essence of Life

    Essence of Life

    Essence of Life

    72002HD

    Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio and composer Philip Glass talk about their 1982 film "Koyaanisqatsi."

    Essence of Life
  • 2001
    In the Ocean

    In the Ocean

    In the Ocean

    02001HD

    A brief overview and focus on composers Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe, John Cage, Steve Reich, Elliott Carter and their contemporaries.

    In the Ocean