Independent Lens

26 Season
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Independent Lens - Season 10 Episode 8 Wonders Are Many: The Making of 'Doctor Atomic'


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60 minutes 2024 HD

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This program tells the story of making a grand opera about the birth of the atomic bomb. This behind-the-scenes documentary follows composer John Adams and director Peter Sellars over the course of a year as they work to forge the tale of J. Robert Oppenheimer into a music drama like no other: the strange and beautiful "Doctor Atomic."

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