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Finding Eléazar: Portrait of a Tenor and a Role

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Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 10/28/2005
A promotional video masquerading as a documentary. Go to Full Review
Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News 09/16/2005
2/4
Because his self-conscious musings are given so much space, it helps to arrive at the movie already awed by Shicoff's talents so you can overlook his (and this dramatically unfocused film's) flaws. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times 09/16/2005
3/5
To observe the tenor Neil Shicoff's thrilling performance of the final aria from Fromental Halevy's 1835 opera 'La Juive' ('The Jewess') at the Vienna State Opera is to watch a singing actor shoot the moon. Go to Full Review
David Noh Film Journal International 03/01/2007
A certain obviousness of tone creeps into the film at moments. This obviousness unfortunately overwhelms her cinematic climax. Go to Full Review
Maitland McDonagh TV Guide 09/16/2005
2.5/4
[Fisher's] heavy-handed montage of war, civil rights demonstrations... is so amateurish it very nearly succeeds in trivializing the power of [Shicoff's] performance. Go to Full Review
Phil Hall Film Threat 09/15/2005
4/5
Bravo! Go to Full Review
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Director
Paula Heil Fisher