Yaron Zilberman (Hebrew: ירון זיל×'רמן‎; born October 2,
1966) is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and
producer.Zilberman directed, co-wrote and produced A Late Quartet
which starred Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine
Keener, Mark Ivanir and Imogen Poots. The film premiered in the
Special Presentation program at the 2012 Toronto International Film
Festival. Inspired by and structured around Beethoven's Opus 131, the
film follows the world-renowned Fugue String Quartet after its cellist
Peter Mitchell (Christopher Walken) is diagnosed with Parkinson’s
Disease. Cinematographer Frederick Elmes lensed the film and composer
Angelo Badalamenti composed the score for the film. The Brentano
String Quartet played the quartet music for the soundtrack and Anne
Sofie von Otter appears as the cellist's late wife, singing Korngold's
"Marietta's Song" from Die tote Stadt. The film was theatrically
released in over 30 countries and was critically acclaimed. It was a
New York Times Critics Pick. Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers called it
“a shining gem of a movie†and Roger Ebert said “it does one of
the most interesting things any film can do. It shows how skilled
professionals work.†Zilberman made his directorial debut with his
theatrical feature documentary Watermarks (2004), which follows the
champion women swimmers of Hakoah Vienna as they reunite at their old
swimming pool 65 years after they were forced by the Nazis to flee
Austria. Watermarks won nine film festival awards and enjoyed a
successful theatrical run internationally.Zilberman lives in New York
City with his wife, producer Tamar Sela, and their children.
1966) is an Israeli-American director, screenwriter and
producer.Zilberman directed, co-wrote and produced A Late Quartet
which starred Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Walken, Catherine
Keener, Mark Ivanir and Imogen Poots. The film premiered in the
Special Presentation program at the 2012 Toronto International Film
Festival. Inspired by and structured around Beethoven's Opus 131, the
film follows the world-renowned Fugue String Quartet after its cellist
Peter Mitchell (Christopher Walken) is diagnosed with Parkinson’s
Disease. Cinematographer Frederick Elmes lensed the film and composer
Angelo Badalamenti composed the score for the film. The Brentano
String Quartet played the quartet music for the soundtrack and Anne
Sofie von Otter appears as the cellist's late wife, singing Korngold's
"Marietta's Song" from Die tote Stadt. The film was theatrically
released in over 30 countries and was critically acclaimed. It was a
New York Times Critics Pick. Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers called it
“a shining gem of a movie†and Roger Ebert said “it does one of
the most interesting things any film can do. It shows how skilled
professionals work.†Zilberman made his directorial debut with his
theatrical feature documentary Watermarks (2004), which follows the
champion women swimmers of Hakoah Vienna as they reunite at their old
swimming pool 65 years after they were forced by the Nazis to flee
Austria. Watermarks won nine film festival awards and enjoyed a
successful theatrical run internationally.Zilberman lives in New York
City with his wife, producer Tamar Sela, and their children.
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