Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler

2010

1h 27m

Documentary

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38%

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8 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Home movies and interviews illustrate a biography of the renowned violinist.

Ronnie Scheib

Variety

Once Heifetz becomes a household name, Rosen struggles mightily to milk drama not from his musical genius, but from his relatively unremarkable personal life.

Nov 11, 2011

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Rob Humanick

Slant Magazine

It betrays the essence of its subject while attempting to make it more streamlined and palatable for the apathetic viewer.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 11, 2011

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

Music aficionados will thrill to see these clips unearthed, but even they may wonder whether a televised special might have been the most appropriate venue.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 10, 2011

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

Poignant, but ultimately underwhelming and lacking insight.

Rated: 7.95/10

Nov 15, 2011

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Classical musicians considered Jascha Heifetz to be God himself, and this rewarding documentary provides ample evidence of that-but this particular God was also kind of cruel.

Nov 11, 2011

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A documentary on the life and artistry of the 20th century's first virtuoso violinist.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 10, 2011

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Peter Rosen

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Bill Van Horn

Voice

Sara Lukinson

Writer

Bernd Helthaler

Executive Producer

Lothar Mattner

Executive Producer

Peter Rosen

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Synopsis

Home movies and interviews illustrate a biography of the renowned violinist.

Director: Peter Rosen
Producer: Peter Rosen
Screenwriter: Sara Lukinson
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Jul 26, 2011
Runtime: 1h 27m