Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Paris Is Burning
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for Paris Is Burning). Paris Is Burning is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 27m. Paris Is Burning is the older of the two (1991 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Paris Is Burning| Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | Paris Is Burning | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 18m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Peter Rosen | Jennie Livingston |
| Main cast | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz | Pepper LaBeija, Octavia St. Laurent, Venus Xtravaganza, Dorian Corey, Willi Ninja |
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…
Paris Is Burning
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism…
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