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Peter Greenaway (writer)
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Cast

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Robert Ashley
John Cage
Philip Glass
Peter Gordon ... Himself (segment "Ashley")
Jack Kripl ... Intereviewee
Jill Kroesen ... (segment "Ashley")
Meredith Monk
Kurt Munkacsi ... Interviewee
Dora Ohrenstein ... Interviewee
Michael Riesman ... Interviewee
'Blue' Gene Tyranny ... The World's Greatest Piano Player (segment "Ashley")
David Van Tieghem ... The Captain of the Football Team (segment "Ashley")
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220 min
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4 out of 17 people found the following review useful.
Not Greenaway, 29 July 2000
Author: tedg (tedg@FilmsFolded.com) from Virginia Beach

I was able to gain access to only two of the 4 one-hour segments, those on Monk and Ashley. I believe them to be representative. I viewed them looking for Greenaway magic. Now that's too bad because I know the work of Cage and Glass, and have some appreciation of them. Of Monk and Albert, I can only report that they require someone more attuned than I to fashion in the art world. I suspect these two have already been forgotten.

The presentation is TeeVee documentary, recording the artists' performances (several in the case of Monk). All the art here is that of the documented artist, not of the filmmaker. So if you are looking for Greenaway, don't waste your time.

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