Seymour:_An_Introduction_(film)

<i>Seymour: An Introduction</i> (film)

Seymour: An Introduction (film)

2014 American film

Seymour: An Introduction is a 2014 American documentary film.[2] Directed by Ethan Hawke, the film documents the career of Seymour Bernstein, a classical pianist who abandoned his rising career as a concert pianist at age 50 to retreat to a more modest, private life as a music educator and composer.[2] The film premiered at the 2014 Telluride Film Festival, and was released on March 13, 2015, by IFC Films. As of May 2023, it has a 100% rating on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.

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Release

The film debuted on August 30, 2014 at the Telluride Film Festival.[3] At the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, the film was second runner-up for the People's Choice Award for Best Documentary, behind Do I Sound Gay? and the winner, Beats of the Antonov.[4] in August 2014, it was announced IFC Films had acquired United States distribution rights to the film.[5] The film was released on March 13, 2015 in a limited release.[6]

Reception

The film has received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 100% rating based on 68 reviews, with a weighted average of 7.80/10. The site's consensus reads: "Seymour Bernstein's genuineness shines so brightly in Seymour: An Introduction that viewers will forgive Ethan Hawke's reverent treatment".[7] It also has a Metacritic score of 83 based on 27 critics, indicating "Universal acclaim".[8]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Seymour: An Introduction (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  2. [2]
    Ho, Solarina (September 12, 2014). "Ethan Hawke 'Seymour' documentary is intimate portrait of pianist". Reuters. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016.
  3. [3]
    Chang, Justin (August 31, 2014). "Telluride Film Review: 'Seymour: An Introduction'". Variety.
  4. [4]
    "TIFF: 'The Imitation Game' is People's Choice". Globalnews.ca. September 14, 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Ethan Hawke's Documentary 'Seymour: An Introduction' Bought by Sundance Selects". TheWrap. 28 August 2014.
  6. [6]
    Fischer, Russ (9 February 2015). "Seymour: An Introduction Trailer: Ethan Hawke Makes a Doc". /Film.
  7. [7]
    "Seymour: An Introduction". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  8. [8]
    "Seymour: An Introduction". Metacritic.


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