Music Man Murray is a portrait of an American eccentric on the verge of obsolescence. The film follows Murray Gershenz, 88, as he struggles to find a buyer for the nearly half-million records in his Los Angeles rare-record store, and ranges elegantly from issues of faith, legacy, permanence.
Though business has never been worse, Murray still spends most days inside the dusty old warehouse store with his son, the emotional Irv. Irv, 53, clings to the collection and his father”Óthough he must soon say goodbye to both, forever.
The drama between sensible father and emotional son, dual eccentrics who evoke contrasting sympathies in the viewer, provides an elegant counterpoint to the story about Murray’s legacy.