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  • Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story (2006)
  • Short | 17 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Two Hands: The Leon Fleisher Story (2006)
Short | 17 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
In 1964, Leon Fleisher's career as a concert pianist was thriving. A seemingly minor accident - a cut on his right thumb - led to dystonia, the involuntary curling of his right hand's ring and little fingers. In recent interviews, Fleisher...See moreIn 1964, Leon Fleisher's career as a concert pianist was thriving. A seemingly minor accident - a cut on his right thumb - led to dystonia, the involuntary curling of his right hand's ring and little fingers. In recent interviews, Fleisher talks about what followed: the end of a marriage, despair and disappointments, surgery in 1983 that led to a brief return to the concert hall, and, finally, with Botox and Rolfing, the ability to play with two hands. In between, Fleisher discovers his ecstasies: conducting, teaching, and playing compositions for one hand commissioned in the early twentieth century for a World War I veteran. Written by See less
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Director
Nathaniel Kahn
Cinematographer
Don Lenzer
Editor
Brad Fuller
Production Designer
Scott Kawczynski
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Updated Aug 11, 2006
Release date
Aug 11, 2006 (United States)
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 1 nomination

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