Two Oberlin Conservatory piano students + the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition = "Ivory," the new film now showing at the Cleveland International Film Festival Friday, March 26 at 9:50 p.m. and Saturday, March 27 at 9:20 a.m. at Cleveland's Tower City Cinemas.
It's a funny and truthful tableau about musical ambition and accomplishment. Martin Landau, who is best known for his role on TV's "Mission Impossible," plays the chair of the judges' committee.
The creators of this film know what they're talking about. The executive producer, Charles Carre, and screenwriter-producer Laurence Gingold, are Oberlin Conservatory grads. Several scenes were shot at Oberlin.
At this afternoon's premiere, WCLV listeners in the audience asked at least 20 questions of Messrs. Carre and Gingold along with the film's director, Andrew W. Chan. Afterward, I spent an hour chatting with all three men about the rigors of getting a film produced, shot and distributed.
More details once you've had a chance to see the movie.
Hint: Mr. Chan is the pianist in one of the last scenes. He can really play. The other actors are really hittin' the ivories; they were taught the short excerpts they perform in the film.
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