D Is for Distance vs Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 30m. Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the older of the two (2011 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
D Is for Distance
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler| D Is for Distance | Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Chris Petit, Emma Matthews | Peter Rosen |
| Main cast | Jodhi May, Louis Petit | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz |
Synopsis
D Is for Distance
A film essay montage of contemporary footage, archive and cinema history, about the age of post-truth and how one young man’s childhood epilepsy became representative of the woes of the world and how he triumphed against adversity.
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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