Billy vs Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Billy). Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 47m. Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the older of the two (2011 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Billy
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler| Billy | Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Lawrence Côté-Collins | Peter Rosen |
| Main cast | Lawrence Côté-Collins, Billy-Denis Poulin, Alexandre L'Heureux | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz |
Synopsis
Billy
Billy is a film buff who films himself non-stop. During a film shoot, he meets Lawrence Côté-Collins and the two become friends. One night, he assaults her. Years later, in prison for the deaths of two people, Billy is diagnosed with schizophrenia. With the help of the filmmaker, his only remaining relationship apart from his family, his personal archives become an invaluable resource for understanding his illness. A formal deconstruction of…
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Not since Paganini had there been such a magician on the violin. Jascha Heifetz was the first truly modern virtuoso, a man about whom Itzhak Perlman said, 'When I spoke with him, I can't believe, I'm talking to God'. Heifetz was a legendary but mysterious figure whose story embodies the dual nature of artistic genius. The paradox of how a mortal man lives with immortal gifts - gifts he must honor, but which extract a life-long price. Is the man…
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