Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen). Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen is the shorter watch at 44m compared with 1h 27m. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen is the older of the two (1966 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.2/10
Year20111966
Length1h 27m44m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorPeter RosenDon Owen, Donald Brittain
Main castItzhak Perlman, Jascha HeifetzLeonard Cohen, Donald Brittain, Derek May, Mort Rosengarten

Synopsis

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…

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen

A 1964 documentary portrait of Cohen in his pre-musician days as a poet and stand-up comedian.

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