Larry Weinstein

Larry Weinstein

Toronto, Canada
Director Writer

Larry Weinstein is one of Canada's most prolific and accomplished documentary filmmakers, and has been honoured with retrospectives around the world and broadcasts in more than 40 countries. The majority of his 30 award-winning films centre on music and the creative process while his other subjects range from the horrors of war to the pleasures of football. His films consistently push the boundaries of conventional documentary storytelling by employing tools from fiction films, dramatic reconstructions, historical cinematic stylings, and impressionistic visuals. In 2007, Larry received the Cannes MipDoc International Trailblazer Award with the citation, "Weinstein is a deserving awardee for his creativity, originality, and risk-taking, and for pushing the genre of documentary forward."

Known For

Filmography

Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
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★ 7.2
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
2024 Director Writer
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
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★ 6.9
Propaganda: The Art of Selling Lies
2019 Director
Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
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★ 7.4
Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
2018 Actor Director
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Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star
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★ 7.6
Leslie Caron: The Reluctant Star
2016 Director
The Devil's Horn
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★ 6.0
The Devil's Horn
2016 Director
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Clara's Big Ride
2015 Director
Our Man in Tehran
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★ 7.4
Our Man in Tehran
2013 Director
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★ 8.1
Engraved on a Nation
2012 Director
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★ 5.7
Mulroney: The Opera
2011 Director
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Seven Sins: Wrath
2011 Director Writer
Inside Hana's Suitcase
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★ 7.6
Inside Hana's Suitcase
2009 Director
Toscanini in His Own Words
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★ 6.6
Toscanini in His Own Words
2009 Director Writer
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★ 6.9
Mozartballs
2006 Director
Burnt Toast
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★ 5.6
Burnt Toast
2005 Director Writer
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★ 7.3
Beethoven's Hair
2005 Director
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Burnt Toast: The Perfect Moment
2004 Director
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Burnt Toast: The Traffic Jam
2004 Director
Toothpaste
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★ 6.2
Toothpaste
2002 Director
Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen
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★ 7.5
Stormy Weather: The Music of Harold Arlen
2002 Director
Tuscan Skies ~ Andrea Bocelli ~
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★ 8.1
Tuscan Skies ~ Andrea Bocelli ~
2001 Director Writer
Ravel's Brain
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★ 6.6
Ravel's Brain
2001 Director Writer
The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
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★ 7.6
The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin
1997 Director Writer
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Hong Kong Symphony
1997 Director Writer
Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story
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★ 8.8
Solidarity Song: The Hanns Eisler Story
1995 Director Writer
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Shadows and Light: Joaquín Rodrigo at 90
1994 Director
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★ 9.0
Concerto
1993 Director
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★ 7.7
My War Years: Arnold Schoenberg
1992 Director Writer
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El retablo de Maese Pedro
1992 Director
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Weinzweig's World
1992 Director
Life and Death of Manuel de Falla
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Life and Death of Manuel de Falla
1991 Director Writer
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The Radical Romantic: John Weinzweig
1990 Director Writer
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Noches on los jardines de Espana
1990 Director
For the Whales
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For the Whales
1989 Director
Ravel
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Ravel
1987 Director Writer
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Eternal Earth
1987 Director
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All That Bach
1985 Director
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Gzowski & Co.
1985 Director
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★ 6.4
Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra
1984 Director
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Zivjeli! To Life!
1982 Director
Great Performances
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★ 8.0
Great Performances
1971 Director Writer
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★ 1.8
CBC News: Toronto
1952 Self