Completed - ENGLISH - Documentary, Musical, Jewish
By the age of 31, Marvin Hamlisch had won 4 Grammys, an Emmy, 3 Oscars, a Tony and a Pulitzer prize: success that burned so bright, it proved impossible to match. This is a deeply personal portrait of the iconic artistic genius, and what he did out of love for music and life.
Year of production : 2013 Director(s) : Dori BERINSTEIN Cast : Barbara STREISAND, Carole BAYER SAGER, Christopher WALKEN, Idina MENZEL, John LITHGOW, Quincy JONES, Steven SODERBERGH, Woody ALLEN Producer(s) : Dori BERINSTEIN (Dramatic Forces)
Composer, conductor, genius, mensch, Marvin Hamlisch was as close to a modern day Da Vinci as it gets. Hit after hit...'The Way We Were', 'Nobody Does It Better', 'The Sting', 'Chorus Line', Marvin was irrepressible and prolific. His streak was staggering. So what made a genius like that tick? What was his creative process? What struggles, inner turmoil, breakthroughs did Marvin endure to realize his triumphs? And when breathtaking success was followed by flops, how did Marvin cope? With exclusive access to Marvin's rich personal archive and interviews with Marvin's A+-name collaborators, classmates and colleagues, we are able to craft a deeply personal, candid, insider portrait of one of the great artists of our time. This film vividly captures 'the way he was'....
Country(ies) : USA