Simplicity is a core strength of "My Name Is Asher Lev," Aaron Posner's sensitive dramatization of Chaim Potok's much-loved novel about a gifted young Jewish painter whose devotion to art brings him into sharp conflict with his strictly observant Hasidic family and community in 1950s Brooklyn. A visit to a museum inspires him to explore subjects intrinsic to the history of art and great artists from Michelangelo to …
SOURCE: Houston Chronicle at 07:21PM on January 11, 2015