Allan Miller

Robert Mann has been a vital force in the world of music for more than seventy years. As founder and first violinist of the Julliard String Quartet, and as a soloist, composer, teacher, and conductor, Mann has brought a refreshing sense of adventure and discovery to chamber music performance, master classes, and orchestral performances worldwide. In Speak the Music, the 93-year-old Mann shares personal anecdotes from his childhood and musical training. Director Allan Miller combines archival performance footage, candid interviews, and glimpses into Mann's private lessons with today's most promising violinists to honor one of classical music's greatest living artists. (C) First Run

A sonic innovator or an expert on chance? This documentary by Oscar-winning director Allan Miller and Emmy-winner Paul Smaczny pays tribute to the most fascinating American avant-garde composer. Shot in America, Germany and Japan, 'Journeys in Sound' premieres rare archival footage and features associates of John Cage and contemporary artists.

A deep dive documentary into the history of the Old Jewish Cemetery of Prague.

A deep dive documentary into the history of the Old Jewish Cemetery of Prague.

Barenboim presents master classes with the world's most notable young pianists, where the legendary man imparts his wisdom to the next generation.

夫と別居し実家のニュージャージーに戻ってきたロベルタは、友人のアドバイスでバイオリンの腕を活かしてハーレム地区の小学校でバイオリン・クラスの臨時教員となる。初めは誰も真剣でなかった子供たちだが、彼女の熱心な指導でみるみる上達していった。10年後、人気授業となっていた彼女のクラスは市の予算削減のため打ち切られることになる。彼女はクラス存続の資金集めのためコンサートを企画する。しかし、開催日が迫る中、予定していた会場が使用中止になってしまう…。

1990年ニューヨーク市イースト･ハーレム。小学校のヴァイオリン教師ロベルタ･ガスパーリは、市の予算削減のために10年間続いたヴァイオリン教室存続の危機に立たされます。何とかクラスを守ろうと音楽教育の大切さを訴えるロベルタ先生の姿は、やがてマスコミをも動かし、その呼びかけに大勢の人たちが支援に乗り出します。そして1993年10月、イツァーク･パールマン、アイザック･スターンら一流のヴァイオリニストが、子供たちと一緒にカーネギー･ホールのステージに立つという、奇跡のチャリティ･コンサートを実現するのでした。『夢はかなうもの』 そう信じるすべての人へ贈る、ロベルタ先生と50人の子どもたちの奇跡を綴った感動のドキュメンタリー。

A first-hand account of the tumultuous events of 1989 when a student-led revolution succeeded in overthrowing Czechoslovakia's repressive Communist regime. The film, which includes rare government and underground footage, follows the lives of three Czechoslovak students whose leadership helped ignite the 'Velvet Revoution' and eventually establish a democratic government. Directed by Oscar-winner Allan Miller, it features interviews with students, activists and the country's new president, Vaclav Havel.

This 56-minute documentary on America's most controversial and unique composer manages to cover a great many aspects of Cage's work and thought. His love for mushrooms, his Zen beliefs and use of the I Ching, and basic bio details are all explained intelligently and dynamically. Black Mountain, Buckminster Fuller, Rauschenberg, Duchamp are mentioned. Yoko Ono, John Rockwell, Laurie Anderson, Richard Kostelanetz make appearances. Fascinating performance sequences include Margaret Leng-Tan performing on prepared piano, Merce Cunningham and company, and performances of Credo In Us, Water Music, and Third Construction. Demystifies the man who made music from silence, from all sounds, from life.

This 56-minute documentary on America's most controversial and unique composer manages to cover a great many aspects of Cage's work and thought. His love for mushrooms, his Zen beliefs and use of the I Ching, and basic bio details are all explained intelligently and dynamically. Black Mountain, Buckminster Fuller, Rauschenberg, Duchamp are mentioned. Yoko Ono, John Rockwell, Laurie Anderson, Richard Kostelanetz make appearances. Fascinating performance sequences include Margaret Leng-Tan performing on prepared piano, Merce Cunningham and company, and performances of Credo In Us, Water Music, and Third Construction. Demystifies the man who made music from silence, from all sounds, from life.

Relationships, rehearsals, performances, hobbies, and family life of the members of the Guarneri String Quartet.

Relationships, rehearsals, performances, hobbies, and family life of the members of the Guarneri String Quartet.

Colleagues and relatives reflect on the dynamic life of Irish writer Brendan Behan, beginning with his adolescent years as an activist and his affiliation with the IRA youth group, Fianna Éireann. Behan rises to fame as a poet and playwright and achieves international success in the wake of his successful autobiography, "Borstal Boy." But in his later years, Behan's prominence wanes as alcoholism, egotistical tendencies and a growing obsession with celebrity begin to overtake him.

Colleagues and relatives reflect on the dynamic life of Irish writer Brendan Behan, beginning with his adolescent years as an activist and his affiliation with the IRA youth group, Fianna Éireann. Behan rises to fame as a poet and playwright and achieves international success in the wake of his successful autobiography, "Borstal Boy." But in his later years, Behan's prominence wanes as alcoholism, egotistical tendencies and a growing obsession with celebrity begin to overtake him.

Scientists create "the perfect soldier" in a lab experiment by recombining his molecules. He is then sent out on dangerous but vital missions.

70年代初頭に、ニューヨークで起きた一連の残忍なホモ・セクシャル殺人事件を解決しようと、ニューヨーク市警察が、囮捜査官をクリニッジ・ビレッジの”ハードゲイ”地帯にもぐりこませる…。

The first part of this Academy Award-winning short consists of a behind-the-scenes look at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra as it prepares to perform Ravel's "Bolero." Individual musicians offer their thoughts as workers set up chairs and music stands; there are also comments by conductor Zubin Mehta and scenes of Mehta and the orchestra rehearsing. The rest of the film features a complete performance of "Bolero" with striking images of the orchestra as the music relentlessly approaches its climax.

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