Thankfully, this Ethan Hawke-directed documentary has nothing to do with the rambling J.D. Salinger novella of the same title. Instead, we meet Seymour Bernstein (born in 1927), a classical pianist and teacher with a mesmerizing voice and gentle philosophies regarding integrating art into one’s life.
But why, exactly, did Hawke choose Bernstein? The actor (he appears in the documentary only a few times, which is probably for the best) shares that in the last few years, he had been existentially questioning his craft and struggling with stage fright, and then he was invited to a dinner and seated next to Bernstein…
