Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Los Sures
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Los Sures). Los Sures is the shorter watch at 58m compared with 1h 27m. Los Sures is the older of the two (1984 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Los Sures| Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | Los Sures | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 1984 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 58m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Peter Rosen | Diego Echeverria |
| Main cast | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz | Marta Avilés, Evelyn Borges, Tito Lopez, Ana Maria Soto, Cuso Soto |
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…
Los Sures
A documentary on the inhabitants of South Williamsburg, New York, whose lives are explored through the testimony of five inhabitants of the Brooklyn neighborhood. In the late 70s and early 80s, Los Sures was one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City. In fact, it had been called the worst ghetto in America. Diego Echeverria's film skillfully represents the challenges of its time: drugs, gang violence, crime, abandoned real estate, racial…
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