Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Remake
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 56m. Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the older of the two (2011 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Remake| Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | Remake | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Peter Rosen | Ross McElwee |
| Main cast | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz | Ross McElwee, Adrian McElwee, Charleen Swansea |
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…
Remake
The death of his son causes McElwee, an autobiographical filmmaker, to look back on his life’s work. He eventually turns to his archive of home movies. To what extent did his camera affect their relationship when Adrian was alive? To what extent does it define that relationship now that he is gone? Meanwhile, an effort to adapt McElwee’s first feature, Sherman’s March, into a work of fiction lurches along, giving the filmmaker another…
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