Peter Sellars Movies

  • 1987
    King Lear

    King Lear

    King Lear

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    A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human...

    King Lear
  • 1992
    Letter to Peter, on Saint François d'Assise by Olivier Messiaen

    Letter to Peter, on Saint François d'Assise by Olivier Messiaen

    Letter to Peter, on Saint François d'Assise by Olivier Messiaen

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    In 1992, Olivier Messiaen's epic opera "Saint François d'Assise" was brought to the Salzburg Festival in a staging by Peter Sellars. The...

    Letter to Peter, on Saint François d'Assise by Olivier Messiaen
  • 1970
    DAU. Cinema

    DAU. Cinema

    DAU. Cinema

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    An ongoing experiment, evolving from a biopic about Soviet physicist Lev Landau into a large scale project – part cinematic cycle, part...

    DAU. Cinema
  • 1991
    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez

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    Featuring music instead of any dialogue and set in a near Kafkaesque future, this loose remake of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari follows a bureaucrat...

    The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
  • 1991
    Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

    Don Giovanni

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    This production was originally staged for the Pepsico Summerfare Festival, The International Performing Arts Festival of the State University of New...

    Don Giovanni
  • 2019
    Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

    Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

    Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am

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    This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works, and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout...

    Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
  • 1994
    It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

    It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

    It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice

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    A BBC documentary about a pre-rehearsal workshop held in New York prior to the Goodman Theater’s 1994 production of The Merchant of Venice,...

    It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
  • 1990
    Destination Mozart: A Night at the Opera with Peter Sellars

    Destination Mozart: A Night at the Opera with Peter Sellars

    Destination Mozart: A Night at the Opera with Peter Sellars

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    This special program gives viewers a revealing look at Sellar's controversial productions of Mozart's Don Giovanni, Marriage of Figaro and Cosi Fan...

    Destination Mozart: A Night at the Opera with Peter Sellars
  • 2015
    Erbarme dich - Matthäus Passion Stories

    Erbarme dich - Matthäus Passion Stories

    Erbarme dich - Matthäus Passion Stories

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    Erbarme dich - Matthäus Passion Stories is a labyrinthine narrative in which notables such as Peter Sellars, Emio Greco, Simon Halsey and...

    Erbarme dich - Matthäus Passion Stories
  • 1987
    Happy New Year

    Happy New Year

    Happy New Year

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    Small time crooksters Nick and Charlie have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers store. Using a variety of disguises and posing as rich old...

    Happy New Year
  • 2003
    Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution

    Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution

    Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution

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    Every great cook secretly believes in the power of food. Alice Waters just believes this more than anybody else. She is certain that we are what we...

    Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution
  • 2006
    Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams

    Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams

    Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams

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    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...

    Hail Bop! A Portrait of John Adams
  • 2014
    Bach: St. John Passion

    Bach: St. John Passion

    Bach: St. John Passion

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    Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle was one of the outstanding events of the past...

    Bach: St. John Passion
  • 2018
    Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

    Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

    Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life

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    Franco Zeffirelli passed away on 15th June 2019. Chris Hunt's biography explores how Zeffirelli's sense of drama was born out of his own experience...

    Franco Zeffirelli: Directing from Life
  • 2000
    John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music

    John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music

    John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music

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    Peer into the world of contemporary composer John Adams with this documentary that blends performance footage with insightful interviews and...

    John Adams: A Portrait and A Concert of Modern American Music
  • 2018
    Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

    Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

    Wagner: Tristan und Isolde

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    Motivated by the love that bound him to Mathilda Wesendonck, Richard Wagner’s composition of Tristan und Isolde goes far beyond any simple...

    Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
  • 1990
    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

    Così fan tutte

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    Though performed in the original Italian, Peter Sellars' production of Cosi fan tutte relocates Mozart's comedy of love to the neon-and-chrome glare...

    Così fan tutte
  • 2017
    Only the Sound Remains

    Only the Sound Remains

    Only the Sound Remains

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    This DVD and Blu-ray derive from the world premiere performances, at the Dutch National Opera in 2016, of Only the Sound Remains, a Japanese-inspired...

    Only the Sound Remains
  • 1990
    Le nozze di Figaro

    Le nozze di Figaro

    Le nozze di Figaro

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    In this modern-day presentation of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's beloved opera "Le Nozze di Figaro," acclaimed American director Peter Sellars moves the...

    Le nozze di Figaro
  • 1993
    The Seven Deadly Sins

    The Seven Deadly Sins

    The Seven Deadly Sins

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    The Seven Deadly Sins