Seymour: An Introduction (2015) Movie Critic Review

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Seymour: An Introduction (2015) Movie Critic Review
Rating:     Rated PG for some mild thematic elements
Production:     Under the Influence
Genres:     Biography, Music, Documentary
Country:     USA
Language:     English  
Director:      Ethan Hawke
Stars:        Seymour Bernstein, Ethan Hawke




Seymour: An Introduction (2015) English Movie Critic Review -  Seymour: An Introduction Movie Directed by Ethan Hawke. Under Production: Under the Influence. In Cinema Mar 13, 2015 with Stars: Seymour Bernstein, Ethan Hawke

IMDB By 7.7 : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2219650

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indieWIRE | Eric Kohn
 On the whole, by ceding control to his subject, Hawke makes a persuasive case for Bernstein's guru-like outlook on the value of finding personal gratification in art above all else.
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Rolling Stone | Peter Travers
 The twice Oscar-nominated actor appears onscreen only briefly. Hawke knows where the spotlight belongs. Believe me, the 81 minutes spent in Bernstein's funny, touching and vital presence is something you don't want to miss.
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Variety | Justin Chang
 This first documentary directed by Ethan Hawke happily sidesteps any vanity-project pitfalls, granting full expression to Bernstein's wise and witty commentary on a craft that he's spent decades honing - as well as the proper application of that craft when the demands of art are often outweighed by the pressures of commerce.
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New York Magazine | David Edelstein
 Buoyed by Chopin, Schubert, Schumann, and more, Seymour: An Introduction is lyrical without getting fancy, its director plainly rapt.
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Village Voice | Stephanie Zacharek
 The film Hawke has made - which borrows its title, though little else, from J.D. Salinger - works both as a celebration of Bernstein, whose spirit is at once gentle and boldly generous, and as a way of exploring creativity and the meaning it can have in our lives.
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The Dissolve | Keith Phipps
 Alternating interviews, observational passages, and conversations with past students, Hawke's low-key film never pushes too hard for effect and lets any drama emerge slowly.
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Slant Magazine | Carson Lund
 Ethan Hawke's concentration on Seymour Bernstein isn't a betrayal of his own ego massaging, but rather an attempt to have a genuine soul-bearing conversation.
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The A.V. Club | Mike D'Angelo
 The biggest problem with Seymour, though, is that Hawke can't quite find a structure or rhythm for the movie as a whole. It's only 81 minutes long, and never remotely boring, but the feeling that it's due to end at any moment kicks in around the midpoint and persists right up until it actually does end, like the documentary equivalent of "The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King."
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The Hollywood Reporter | Stephen Farber
 Hawke's film is very well crafted, tightly edited and elegantly photographed. The acute musical selections only add to our appreciation of Seymour's selfless devotion to his art.
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TheWrap | Inkoo Kang
 Hawke is probably too respectful a director and disciple to challenge anything that his subject says, or even query about the vaguest outlines of his personal life.... The title is truth in advertising; “Seymour” really is only an introduction.


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