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Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams (2006)

Directed by Tony Palmer

Overview

Shot over the course of a year, this intimate portrait of provocative composer John Adams presents scenes of the artist at work and at play against the backdrop of dramatic American landscapes that reflect the themes of his music. Though he has a number of credits to his name, Adams is best known for his unconventional opera “Nixon in China,” which explores the former U.S. president’s meeting with Mao Zedong in 1972.

Length 98 minutes

Actors

John Adams | Peter Sellars | Alice Goodman | Emanuel Ax