14 October 1985 Factual 58 mins
The creative processes of avant-garde composer Philip Glass and progressive director/designer Robert Wilson are examined in this film. It documents their collaboration on this tradition breaking opera.
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Philip Glass as composer (himself)
Lucinda Childs as choreographer (herself)
Will Lyman as narrator (himself)
Robert Wilson as director (himself)
United States 14 October 1985
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