Review of Seymour: An Introduction (2015) by Ben H — 24 Apr 2015
"Seymour: An Introduction" is a great film about life and music. It introduces us to Mr. Seymour Bernstein: pianist, teacher, and composer. He has many very nice things to say about a life in music. Not surprisingly however, Seymour enjoys the solitary existence that his apartment in New York City provides, teaching the occasional piano lesson and giving a Masterclass every so often.
His thoughts and words of wisdom are interspersed with the questions of a searching Ethan Hawke who cannot find fulfillment in his line of work, namely acting. Clearly, Mr. Ethan Hawke is a great actor, but he does not find the same sense of creativity from acting. Bernstein, on the other hand, quit a life on the stage in order to compose and says quite profoundly that when Beethoven put a B-flat on the page, it remained a B-flat forever! "People change," complains Seymour, "But music is a constant.".
Similarly, the piano teacher does not care for the humdrum and buzz of everyday life. His is a life against the grain of ordinary, everyday existence and this idea is explored in the documentary. Seymour suggests that one would do well to nurture and seek to cultivate one's talents. For in this, one may indeed find fulfillment in life.
This review of Seymour: An Introduction (2015) was written by Ben H on 24 Apr 2015.
Seymour: An Introduction has generally received positive reviews.
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