Watch: Seymour: An Introduction 2014 123movies, Full Movie Online – Director Ethan Hawke explores the life and lessons of piano teacher Seymour Bernstein..
Plot: Ethan Hawke directs this intimate documentary portrait of classical pianist, composer, author, teacher and sage Seymour Bernstein.
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A wise man who found his calling; you can too!
Some very thoughtful and well-written reviews have been posted about this film. Justifiably so!For me the beauty of it is in it’s pure portrayal of a regular guy who understood early what captivated him…..and his joy for it and exploration of it has never wavered. He remained a performing musician for as long as it made sense to him and then transitioned to being a valued teacher of other musicians.
Seymour is also a thinker and has come to some meaningful and wonderful conclusions about life and purpose. He articulates those in his ever gentle manner. I very much identified with the part where he speaks of looking within for answers and meaning more than looking to external entities or individuals to provide you with those. So, so true.
I was quite choked up towards the end but not from sadness; no, quite the opposite. From bearing witness to a life that has been, all of, fulfilling, purposeful, simple, deep, accomplished, stressful, pained from difficult relationships, enlightened and content.
Ethan Hawke, who has never really resonated with me (sorry, bro), as writer and director, has produced a fantastic film. I would say this is his calling and I walked out of the movie thinking, ‘oh my gosh, I hope he does more films like this.’ Go see it.
Since it’s a rare treat to see a flick based on a J.D. Salinger story . . .
. . . 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.
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Runtime 1 hr 24 min (84 min)
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Rated PG
Genre Documentary, Biography, Music
Director Ethan Hawke
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Actors Seymour Bernstein, Ethan Hawke, Sam Bachelder
Country United States
Awards 2 wins & 2 nominations
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