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Seymour: An Introduction

2015 · 84 min · Director: Ethan Hawke

Seymour: An Introduction (2015) is a documentary, directed by Ethan Hawke. It stars Seymour Bernstein and Ethan Hawke. It brings a real-life story to the screen. The 84-minute film holds an audience score of 7.3/10.

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S Seymour Bernstein Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke

What Seymour: An Introduction Is About

Seymour Bernstein was known as a concert pianist and then, at fifty, left the stage and gave himself to teaching. Ethan Hawke’s first documentary takes place in this man’s apartment, in his teaching room and at his piano; it is not the story of a great career but a portrait of the relationship a person builds with their own work. Talking with his students, Bernstein goes past technique and asks how an artist is to come to terms with their own life, and the film leaves those conversations as they are. Hawke appears both as the director and as the person sitting across from him. It screened at the Telluride Film Festival in 2014 and IFC Films released it on 13 March 2015. The record gives the year as 2015, while the film was finished in 2014.

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What is Seymour: An Introduction about?

Seymour Bernstein was known as a concert pianist and then, at fifty, left the stage and gave himself to teaching. Ethan Hawke’s first documentary takes place in this man’s apartment, in his teaching room and at his piano; it is not the story of a great career but a portrait of the relationship a person builds with their own work.

Where can I watch Seymour: An Introduction?

Seymour: An Introduction is available to watch on digital platforms such as Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+. Current rent and buy options are listed in the "Where to Watch" section on this page.

How long is Seymour: An Introduction?

Seymour: An Introduction runs for 84 minutes (1h 24m).

When did Seymour: An Introduction come out?

Seymour: An Introduction was released in 2015.

Who directed Seymour: An Introduction?

Seymour: An Introduction was directed by Ethan Hawke.

Who stars in Seymour: An Introduction?

Seymour: An Introduction stars Seymour Bernstein, Ethan Hawke.

What is Seymour: An Introduction's rating?

Seymour: An Introduction holds 7.5/10 on IMDb and 7.3/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 70 out of 100.

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