Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones). Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 55m. Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones is the older of the two (1990 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones| Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 1990 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Peter Rosen | Ellen Weissbrod |
| Main cast | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz | Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Big Daddy Kane, Clarence Avant, Ray Charles |
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…
Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones
The extraordinary life of Quincy Jones -- one of the 20th century's most influential and talented composers, musicians and music producers -- provides the basis of this offbeat, free-form documentary tribute. With little regard for formal timelines and traditional documentary biography methods, the film is an amazing patchwork of personal insights featuring a constellation of music stars including his long-time friend Ray Charles, Miles Davis…
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