Search for screenings / showtimes and book tickets for Itzhak. See the release date and trailer. The Official Showtimes Destination brought to you by Greenwich Entertainment. Itzhak - Laemmle, "Itzhak" is a joyous film about a joyous man. Directed by Alison Chernick, it's a compact and immensely likable look at virtuoso violinist Itzhak Perlman. From Schubert to Strauss, Bach to. Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman’s transcendent violin playing evokes the depth of the human experience. This enchanting documentary details the virtuoso’s own struggles as a polio survivor and Jewish émigré, Events | Itzhak Perlman, ITZHAK | DOC NYC, Enjoy Simon Abrams’ wonderful review of the ‘Itzhak’ documentary for the Village Voice: The makers of the irresistible character-study doc Itzhak capture Itzhak Perlman’s characteristic warmth and bravado through short, anecdote-centric scenes that make the Israeli American violinist sound like a big-hearted raconteur who’s just dying. ITZHAK | Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Itzhak Perlman’s violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life. Alison Chernick’s enchanting documentary looks beyond the sublime musician to see the young man who struggled to be taken seriously as a music student when schools saw only his disability..