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Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler

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

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Ronnie Scheib Variety 11/11/2011
Once Heifetz becomes a household name, Rosen struggles mightily to milk drama not from his musical genius, but from his relatively unremarkable personal life. Go to Full Review Rob Humanick Slant Magazine 11/11/2011
2/4
It betrays the essence of its subject while attempting to make it more streamlined and palatable for the apathetic viewer. Go to Full Review Elizabeth Weitzman New York Daily News 11/10/2011
2/5
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. Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 11/15/2011
7.95/10
Poignant, but ultimately underwhelming and lacking insight. Go to Full Review David Noh Film Journal International 11/11/2011
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Peter Rosen

Director

Bill Van Horn

Voice

Sara Lukinson

Writer

Bernd Helthaler

Executive Producer

Lothar Mattner

Executive Producer

Peter Rosen

Producer

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Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler

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Movie Info

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
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