Hephzibah is a 1998 documentary film written, directed and produced by Curtis Levy. It looks at the life of concert pianist Hephzibah Menuhin.[1]
Reception
Writing in the Herald Sun Leigh Paatsch gave it 3 stars noting "The movie does lose some of its cohesive focus as it addresses her later years, if only because little cinematic evidence of this period could be found"[2] Sheldon Kirshner of the Canadian Jewish News said that "Levy captures the essence of her personality in this affecting film."[3] In the Canberra Times Simon Weaving concludes "Kerry Armstrong's readings are delicate and insightful, and the music testament to Hephzibah's brilliance, but the rest struggles to keep up."[4]
Awards
- 1999 Australian Film Institute Awards
- Best Documentary - Curtis Levy - won[5]
- Best Achievement in Editing in a Non-Feature Film - Veronika Jenet - won[5]
- Best Direction in a Documentary - Curtis Levy - nominated[6]
- International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
- Silver Wolf Award - Curtis Levy - won[7]
References
- ^ Hall, Sandra (3 August 2006), "Hephzibah", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Paatsch, Leigh (5 October 2006), "Hephzibah", The Herald Sun
- ^ Kirshner, Sheldon (28 September 2001), "Hephzibah", Canadian Jewish News
- ^ Weaving, Simon (7 October 2006), "Spotlight turned on an extraordinary woman Hephzibah", The Canberra Times
- ^ a b "Film industry hands out gongs", The Mercury, 15 November 1999
- ^ "Film's juicy fruit - Screen debutantes set to steal the AFI show", Illawarra Mercury, 12 November 1999
- ^ Harford, Sonia (16 December 1998), "Levy's `Hephzibah' documentary wins in Amsterdam", The Age