The read
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
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 and the artist the same person? What is the price each pays? And who was the man behind the music?
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Metacritic48/100
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter RosenDirector
- Sara LukinsonScreenplay
Cast
- Jascha HeifetzSelf (Archival footage)
- Itzhak PerlmanSelf