Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Fluentiama Perfect cast and a good story

VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Larry Silverstein This is an exceptional documentary centering on Seymour Bernstein, the classical pianist, composer, and teacher. Now 88-years-old, he retired from concert appearances at age 50 to devote more time to teaching and mentoring others. Bernstein had me rather mesmerized with his distinctive tones, as he spins fascinating stories and anecdotes from his life, adding some quite profound words of wisdom that he's gathered over his lifetime.The superb actor Ethan Hawke directs the documentary, and I read that he regards Bernstein as a mentor of his. Both men during the interviews, reveal some very personal aspects of their life, including stage fright and how to get fulfillment for the remainder of their time on this earth.Overall, I was totally engaged, from start to finish, in this remarkable movie, and there's some wonderful classical music to enjoy as well.

dianajade-47643 Seymour: an Introduction is one of the most touching films I've watched. The title character, Seymour, is charming beyond words. He is beautifully portrayed by Ethan Hawke. The film provides candid interviews with former students and notables of the world of classical music. Each glimpse of this master teacher brings the audience closer to seeing a natural-born teacher in his element. Seymour has mastered the art of inspiring his students to reach the beyond their limits to create the best music they can. Seymour himself seems to magically sprinkle fairy dust on every piano he touches! He is an inspiration to both pianists and non-pianists everywhere. This film will, hopefully, in time, become a classic.

Edgar Allan Pooh . . . I drove way out to view SEYMOUR: AN INTRODUCTION. It turns out that director Ethan Hawke's film doesn't even mention the Glass Family (or even BOYHOOD's Evans clan). SEYMOUR actually is about a father who had "three daughters and a pianist." After this ivory tickler saw body bags when drafted into the U.S. Army fighting in Korea, he cut short his concert career to become a piano teacher (like Marion the Librarian in THE MUSIC MAN). This title character, Seymour Bernstein, apparently lacked the stomach to tackle the showier popular pieces a concert career demands, such as Rachmaninoff's Third, which was pulled off by the mental guy in SHINE. Disparaging successful, crowd-pleasing pianists here such as Glenn Gould, Liberace, and Billy Joel, Mr. Bernstein spends his post-concert hall years in his one-room apartment composing pieces with titles like "Belinda the Chipmunk" and pounding out tunes written by unbalanced minds, such as that 25-year-old guy who married a Sweet Sixteen gal, Schumann. They say "Those who can, do." Others teach.

niceberg-29152 I wept, equally of joy and sadness, for most of an hour and forty minutes. Sit up front and go alone. See it at a theater only. This film is so quiet and delicate...and it just sneaks up on you and goes right through into your heart, gut, soul. It may be the most extraordinary film I've ever seen on the subject of artistry, creativity and its inner workings.....and I've see a few greats:(Frida, Turner, Vivian Maier, etc.) 'Seymour' is about devotion, love, inspiration. And it's big secret is that it GIVES THIS RIGHT TO YOU as you bear witness, if you let it get inside. You cannot go back into the world now. Well, not for a while. Not until you get over to the musical instrument, the pen or type, the camera, the canvas, the clay. Ethan Hawke....what are you doing to us? The understated, magnificent director you have become! Thank you for this.