Alain Mimoun vs Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Alain Mimoun). Alain Mimoun is the shorter watch at 24m compared with 1h 27m. Alain Mimoun is the older of the two (1959 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Alain Mimoun
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler| Alain Mimoun | Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1959 | 2011 |
| Length | 24m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | France | United States of America |
| Director | Louis Gueguen | Peter Rosen |
| Main cast | Alain Mimoun, Robert Porte | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz |
Synopsis
Alain Mimoun
A documentary about French marathon runner Alain Mimoun at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.
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…
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