Michael
MusicApr 22, 2026
Michael
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- French
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- Les Films d'Ici
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Ivry Who? is a French-language documentary following a young filmmaker's five-year relationship with violinist Ivry Gitlis, begun during a late-night encounter in Paris in 2016. The film examines why Gitlis, then 93, was largely absent from official musical records. It releases on May 30, 2026.
Ivry Who? is scheduled for release on May 30, 2026.
The documentary follows a young filmmaker's five-year relationship with violinist Ivry Gitlis, investigating why Gitlis was largely absent from official classical music records despite his reputation.
Ivry Gitlis was a violinist whom the film describes as legendary but largely erased from official historical records. He was 93 years old at the time of the encounter depicted in the film, which takes place in Paris in 2016.
The film is in French.
Ivry Who? is a French-language documentary scheduled for release on May 30, 2026. The film begins in Paris in 2016, when a young filmmaker in personal crisis encounters his 93-year-old neighbor, the violinist Ivry Gitlis, at two in the morning. What follows is a five-year collaboration and investigation into Gitlis's life and legacy. The documentary centers on a persistent question: why a violinist described as legendary was, for practical purposes, erased from the official historical record of classical music. The film traces that erasure across the span of their relationship, using the filmmaker's proximity to Gitlis as its primary lens.
