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Itzhak

2017 · 82 min

A warm, intimate portrait that lets you bask in music and a gentle, witty personality.

Directed by
Alison Chernick
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Itzhak Perlman, Toby Perlman, Alan Alda
Overview
From Schubert to Strauss, Bach to Brahms, Mozart to…Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman’s violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life. Director Alison Chernick’s (The Jeff Koons Show, Matthew Barney: No Restraint) new documentary provides an intimate, cinéma vérité look at the remarkable life and career of this musician, widely considered the world’s greatest violinist. Features new interviews with the world-renowned violinist, his family, friends and colleagues including Billy Joel, Alan Alda, pianist Martha Argerich and cellist Mischa Maisky.

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Directed by
Alison Chernick
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Itzhak Perlman, Toby Perlman, Alan Alda
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • art
  • identity
  • family
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance2
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Alison Chernick
Written by
Helen Yum, Alison Chernick
Starring
Itzhak Perlman, Toby Perlman, Alan Alda, Billy Joel
Cinematography
Mikko Timonen, Christopher Gallo
Runtime
82 min
Country
Israel, United States of America
Languages
Hebrew, English

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