Encounters at the End of the World vs Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Encounters at the End of the World). Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 39m. Encounters at the End of the World is the older of the two (2007 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Encounters at the End of the World
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler| Encounters at the End of the World | Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Werner Herzog | Peter Rosen |
| Main cast | Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer, Scott Rowland, Stefan Pashov, Doug MacAyeal | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz |
Synopsis
Encounters at the End of the World
Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there, and to capture footage of the continent's unique locations. Herzog's voiceover narration explains that his film will not be a typical Antarctica film about "fluffy penguins", but will explore the dreams of the people and the landscape.
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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