John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It 33 years old

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.

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John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It Cast

Name Character
Yoko Ono She was 57, now 91 years old as Self
Laurie Anderson She was 43, now 76 years old as Self
John Cage He was 78, 79 years old when he died as Self

John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It Crew

Name Department
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John Cage: I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It (33 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, September 18, 1990
  • Runtime: 55 minutes