Two Hands - The Leon Fleisher Story
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Two Hands - The Leon Fleisher Story |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 17 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Nathaniel Kahn |
| production | Nathaniel Kahn Susan Rose Behr |
| camera | Don Lenzer |
| cut | Brad Fuller |
Two Hands - The Leon Fleisher Story is an American documentary released in 2006.
action
The film portrays the American pianist Leon Fleisher , who was unable to use his right hand due to an illness in the 1960s. Until 1998 he performed as a left-handed composer and also worked as a conductor and teacher. Since 1998 he has been able to play with both hands again after a treatment with Botox injections was successful.
criticism
Sam Adams of the "Philadelphia City Paper" wrote that Fleisher was incomprehensibly unwilling to tell the brilliant details of his past in the interviews. Although director Kahn tries to fill the gaps in the fascinating story, the film remains only half told.
Awards
In 2007 the film was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Documentary Short Film category.
He received another nomination for Best Documentary at the News and Documentary Emmy Awards .
background
The film premiered on August 11, 2006 in Pasadena.
Web links
- Two Hands - The Leon Fleisher Story in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ criticism of the Philadelphia City Paper (Engl.) ( Memento of the original from 1 November 2013 Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
