Itzhak

NR| 1 Hour and 22 Mintues | Alison Chernick

Showings

Pelham Screening Room Fri, May 11, 2018 6:40 PM
Pelham Screening Room Fri, May 11, 2018 8:45 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sat, May 12, 2018 10:30 AM
Pelham Screening Room Sat, May 12, 2018 12:15 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sat, May 12, 2018 2:00 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sat, May 12, 2018 3:45 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sat, May 12, 2018 5:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sat, May 12, 2018 7:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sat, May 12, 2018 9:15 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sun, May 13, 2018 12:00 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sun, May 13, 2018 1:45 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sun, May 13, 2018 3:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sun, May 13, 2018 5:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sun, May 13, 2018 7:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Sun, May 13, 2018 9:15 PM
Pelham Screening Room Mon, May 14, 2018 6:00 PM
Pelham Screening Room Mon, May 14, 2018 8:00 PM
Pelham Screening Room Tue, May 15, 2018 2:30 PM
Pelham Screening Room Tue, May 15, 2018 4:15 PM
Pelham Screening Room Tue, May 15, 2018 6:00 PM
Pelham Screening Room Tue, May 15, 2018 8:00 PM
Pelham Screening Room Wed, May 16, 2018 6:00 PM
Pelham Screening Room Wed, May 16, 2018 8:00 PM
Pelham Screening Room Thu, May 17, 2018 6:00 PM
Pelham Screening Room Thu, May 17, 2018 8:00 PM
Film Info
Rating:NR
Runtime:1 Hour and 22 Mintues
Genre:Documentary
Cast and Crew Info
Director:Alison Chernick

Description

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; praying with the violin, says renowned Tel Aviv violinmaker Amnon Weinstein. Alison Chernick's enchanting documentary looks beyond the sublime musician to see the polio survivor whose parents emigrated from Poland to Israel, and the young man who struggled to be taken seriously as a music student when schools saw only his disability. Itzhak himself is funny, irreverent and self-deprecating, and here his life story unspools in conversations with masterful musicians, family and friends, and most endearingly his devoted wife of 50 years, Toby. Itzhak and Toby's lives are dedicated to their large, loving, Jewish family in NYC and their continual support of young musicians. As charming and entrancing as the famous violinist himself, ITZHAK is a portrait of musical virtuosity seamlessly enclosed in warmth, humor, and above all, love.