Itzhak
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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Alison Chernick Director · Helen Yum Writer Chris Dapkins Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $607K · United States release October 5, 2017 · Produced in Israel, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$606,719
Production
American Masters Pictures
Production
Israel · United States
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Itzhak & Toby
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hebrew
Release dates
Israel · October 5, 2017
Theatrical
United States · October 5, 2017
Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival
Austria
November 1, 2018 · Digital
Netherlands
May 16, 2019 · TV · NPO 2
October 10, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
June 30, 2019 · Premiere · Moscow Jewish Film Festival
South Korea
December 20, 2018 · Theatrical
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