Mr. Mergler's Gift is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Beverly Shaffer and released in 2004. 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.
Mr. Mergler's Gift (2005)
Directed by Beverly Shaffer
Genres - Documentary |
Release Date - Jan 14, 2005 |
Run Time - 31 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
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Cancer, Death, Final Student, Immigrant, Immigration, Legacy, Montreal, Music, Music Teacher, Piano, Piano Prodigy, Quebec, Student-teacher Relationship, Teaching, Terminal Colon Cancer
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Subject: Documentary about classical music and musicians
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Mr. Mergler's Gift
CA, DE