Itzhak

Streaming video - 2018

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. This enchanting documentary looks beyond the sublime musician, to see the polio survivor whose parents emigrated from Poland to Israel, the young man who struggled to be taken seriously as a music student when schools saw only his disability. 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. Winner of the Jury Prize for Documentary Feature at the **Atlanta Jewish Film Fe...stival.** Official Selection at the **DOC NYC Festival**. *"Director Alison Chernick profiles the violin virtuoso...but she also reveals a personality as expressive as his musicianship." - Pat Padua, **Washington Post*** more