Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Resonant Islands

Resonant Islands is the shorter watch at 41m compared with 1h 27m. Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the older of the two (2011 against 2017). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Jascha Heifetz: God's FiddlerResonant Islands
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 0.0/10
Year20112017
Length1h 27m41m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorPeter RosenJuruna Mallon
Main castItzhak Perlman, Jascha HeifetzLiana Luna, Éliane Radigue

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…

Resonant Islands

This intimate look at Éliane Radigue, French pioneer of minimalist and electro-acoustic music, explores the sensory singularity of her "sound sculpture" and its meditative virtues.

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