Academy Awards, USA 1970
| Won Oscar | Best Documentary, Features Bernard Chevry |
New Yorker Films
Directed by Gérard Patris and François Reichenbach
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(YouTube)
Perhaps the most famous pianist of the 20th century, Arthur Rubinstein shares not only his gift of music but his love of life in this documentary. We follow him to Israel where he jokes around with locals before his performances. And then to Europe, where we get glimpses of rehearsals with mammoth orchestras, the jovial yet serious Rubinstein resisting the temptation to take over for the conductor. The film is a bit rough around the edges and occasionally resembles a travelogue, but Rubinstein's love of music is infectious.
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