Bukowski: Born Into This vs Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Bukowski: Born Into This). Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 55m. Bukowski: Born Into This is the older of the two (2003 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bukowski: Born Into This
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler| Bukowski: Born Into This | Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | United States of America |
| Director | John Dullaghan | Peter Rosen |
| Main cast | Charles Bukowski, Harry Dean Stanton, Sean Penn, Bono, Linda Bukowski | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz |
Synopsis
Bukowski: Born Into This
Director John Dullaghan’s biographical documentary about infamous poet Charles Bukowski, Bukowski: Born Into This, is as much a touching portrait of the author as it is an exposé of his sordid lifestyle. Interspersed between ample vintage footage of Bukowski’s poetry readings are interviews with the poet’s fans including such legendary figures such as Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Joyce Fante (wife of John), Bono, and Harry Dean Stanton. Filmed in…
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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