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Philip Glass | ... | Self | |
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Holly Critchlow | ... | Self - Philip Glass' fourth wife |
Chuck Close | ... | Self | |
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JoAnne Akalaitis | ... | Self - Philip Glass' first wife |
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Kurt Munkacsi | ... | Self - producer |
Scott Hicks | ... | Self (voice) | |
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Maki Namekawa | ... | Self - concert pianist |
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Marlow Glass | ... | Self - Philip Glass' son |
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Cameron Glass | ... | Self - Philip Glass' son |
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Dennis Russell Davies | ... | Self |
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Sheppie Abramowitz | ... | Self - Philip Glass' sister |
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Marty Glass | ... | Self - Philip Glass' brother |
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Stokes Howell | ... | Self |
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Rebecca Litman | ... | Self |
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Zack Glass | ... | Self - Philip Glass' son |
Academy Award®-nominated 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. Written by Anonymous
I thought the same as the above commenter--Glass is a great composer but not an interesting person (something that often happens with artists--it all goes into the work) until I heard him speak the following evening and he was perfectly interesting...because he was talking about MUSIC--something the director forgot to ask him about in the film. This is one of the most superficial biographical films I've seen, two hours of tedium, watching Glass make pizza, play with his kids, practice t'ai chi etc. his wife giving away her Internet password--while the music dipped in and out in tiny snippets. Glass deserves much much better.