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Ethan Hawke | USA | 2014 | 84 min | English | n.s.
In his compact New York apartment, pianist Seymour Bernstein (1927), by now an octogenarian yet sharp as a pin, receives his mainly adult students. The virtuoso musician could have been a star if the talented veteran hadn’t disliked the spotlights and commercialism the artistic life entails. The stage, so he muses in this intimate documentary, would have made him a different musician and person. Bernstein prefers to pass his knowledge on to others. Whereas most Americans aim for a “Flash Dance fantasy” in which talent is everything, Bernstein is primarily interested in craftsmanship and practice. A lot of practice. Bernstein philosophises away in his pleasing baritone: about the power of music, the soul of art and about life. Various students, good friends and director (and actor) Ethan Hawke speak about this thoroughly inspiring, likable man.
Place: CINEMA 3
Date: 7 April 2016
Time: 21:30
Duration: 1:30
Place: CINEMA 3
Date: 8 April 2016
Time: 14:15
Duration: 1:30
Place: CINEMA 4
Date: 9 April 2016
Time: 15:45
Duration: 1:30
Year in
Festival
2016
Director
Ethan Hawke
Camera
Country
USA
Editor
Anna Gustavi
Language
English
Length
84 min
Music
Linda Cohen
Producer
Ryan Hawke
Greg Loser
Heather Smith
Production Company
Room 5 Films
Under the Influence
Sales
Cinetic Media
Sound Design
Cody Ball
Year of Production
2014