Mr. Mergler's Gift is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Beverly Shaffer and released in 2004.[1] The film is a portrait of Daniel Mergler, a 77-year-old music teacher in Montreal, Quebec, who has recently been diagnosed with terminal colon cancer, and Xin Ben Yu, a young piano prodigy who has just immigrated to Canada with her family, whom Mergler has decided to take on as his final student before his death.[1]
| Mr. Mergler's Gift | |
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| Directed by | Beverly Shaffer |
| Produced by | Germaine Ying Gee Wong |
| Starring | Daniel Mergler Xin Ben Yu |
| Cinematography | Andrei Khabad Thomas Vámos |
| Edited by | Benjamin Duffield |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2004 Montreal World Film Festival.[2]
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 25th Genie Awards in 2005.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Bill Brownstein, "Life, love, music". Montreal Gazette, September 1, 2004.
- ^ Matthew Hays, "He's got the whole World in his hands". The Globe and Mail, August 26, 2004.
- ^ Jay Stone, "Genie nominees reflect diversity". Victoria Times-Colonist, February 9, 2005.
External links
edit- Mr. Mergler's Gift at IMDb
- Watch Mr. Mergler's Gift on the NFB website
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