Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

Glass:
A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Scott Hicks
Produced by Scott Hicks
Susane Preissler
Music by Philip Glass
Cinematography Scott Hicks
Edited by Stephen Jess
Production
company
Independent Media
Kino Films
Mandalay Motion Pictures
Distributed by Koch Lorber Films
Release dates
  • September 7, 2007 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Running time
119 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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.

Reception

The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics community. It currently holds four star rating out of five on Rotten Tomatoes,[1] a movie grading website, and a rating score of 55 out of 100 on Metacritic.[2]

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result
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

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