Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts
| Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts | |
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 Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Scott Hicks |
| Written by | Scott Hicks |
| Produced by | Scott Hicks Susanne Preissler |
| Starring |
JoAnne Akalaitis Woody Allen |
| Cinematography | Scott Hicks |
| Edited by | Stephen Jess |
| Music by | Philip Glass |
Production companies |
Independent Media Kino Films Mandalay Motion Pictures |
| Distributed by | Koch Lorber Films |
Release date |
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Running time |
119 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $32,090 |
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (other titles include International title Glass, Hungarian title Glass - Philip portréja 12 felvonásban) is a 2007 documentary on the life of American composer Philip Glass directed by Scott Hicks. The film was nominated for Emmy Awards and AFI Award
Cast
All the persons below play their own life roles.
- JoAnne Akalaitis
- Woody Allen
- Holly Critchlow
- Philip Glass
- Errol Morris
- Nico Muhly
- Godfrey Reggio
- Dennis Russell Davies
- Martin Scorsese
- Ravi Shankar
Reception
It holds an 84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a rating score of 55 out of 100 on Metacritic.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
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| 2009 | AFI Award | Best Sound in a Documentary | Stephen R. Smith, Peter D. Smith, Tom Heuzenroeder, Adrian Medhurst | Nominated |
| 2009 | Emmy Award | Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) | Stephen R. Smith (sound supervisor), Peter D. Smith (dialogue editor/music editor), Tom Heuzenroeder (sound effects editor), Adrian Medhurst (sound effects editor), (PBS). | Nominated |