Review of Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007) by Charles W — 03 Mar 2010

Five stars. Brilliant portrait of true Genius at work.

This review of Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007) was written by Charles W on 03 March 2010.

Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts has generally received positive reviews.

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By Bill White (195) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 17 Jul 2008

Although rich in family scrapbooks and anecdotes, Scott Hicks' documentary on composer Philip Glass is a portrait of the artist in the present tense…

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By Anna B (1,143) on 24 Feb 2012

An utterly superb, often hilarious, hugely informative study of the world's greatest working composer…

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By David L (3,419) on 23 Jun 2008

First up I'm biased, I think Philip Glass is a god on earth, so that may be a factor here…

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By Vadim Rizov (155) for Village Voice (8,525) on 15 Apr 2008

Glass is a stupefyingly dull portrait of a man who doesn't seem to be lying when he says, I have so few secrets…

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By Christopher Long (186) for Movie Metropolis (1,779) on 25 Jul 2009

Hicks avoids many of the pitfalls of artist portraits by grounding the musician firmly in every day reality…

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By Irma M (11) on 14 Apr 2010

A must see for Glass fans. A meditation on creativity, art making, and that where it comes from. . .or doesn't…

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By Jonny P (816) on 02 Aug 2011

Wonderful portrait of Phillip Glass, beautifully told and very revealing…

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By Juan S (242) on 18 Nov 2010

Philip Glass is the kind of guy that makes you feel like you've wasted your life…

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By David Stratton (799) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 14 Nov 2008

This is an exhaustive and at times exhausting documentary; it's well made and revealing but it required much more editing…

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Review of Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007)

By Dylan B (419) on 05 Jan 2009

Brilliant portrait of a universally admired composer which proves genius is 99% perspiration after all…

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