SHINE (1996) director Scott Hicks' documentary about minimalist composer Philip Glass is an awkward mix of informative interviews with Glass, his friends, collaborators and relatives, and footage that should have been filed away as b-roll.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1937, Glass grew up working in his father's music store and showed precocious musical aptitude. He studied at the Juilliard School of Music and with renowned composer and teacher Nadia Boulanger in Paris, and settled in New York in the 1960s. Glass and his first wife, experimental theater director JoAnne Akalaitis, quickly became part of a thriving arts scene and he formed the Philip Glass ...
Released:
2008
Rated:
NR
Length:
112 mins