RSVP Now for the Movie Night for Grown Ups -- Seymour, An Introduction
Friday, December 9, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall
"Seymour: An Introduction," is an inspiring new documentary by the actor Ethan Hawke, with a Rotten Tomatoes ranking of 100%. It's a loving portrait of his friend and mentor Seymour Bernstein, an acclaimed classical pianist who quit a successful concert career at the age of 50 to become a piano teacher. He's a quintessential New Yorker who embodies the wisdom of age. Bernstein was well into his 80's when they shot the film, a puckish man with an unabashed love of music. Hawke interlaces footage of his subject at work with scenes in which Bernstein, a gifted raconteur, tells the story of his artistic life - how he came from a non-musical Newark family, how as a small boy, he heard Schubert's "Serenade" and wept, how at 6, he begged for a piano. By 15, he was teaching, and before long, he was on the concert trail. He played big halls, won admiring reviews and even had a patron. Although he would appear to have had it made, he always hated the commercial side of things and was tormented by a profound anxiety at public performance. And so he just stopped.
RSVP by Thursday, December 8, 2016 by 5:00 p.m. This movie is being shown because it was requested by several neighbors who used the feedback forms handed out at events during the last year. Please arrive at 7:30 p.m. for conversation, savory snacks, and wine. The movie will begin at 7:50 p.m. and has a screening time of 81 transporting minutes. Don’t forget to RSVP to townoffice@townofchevychase.org or call: 301-654-7144.