Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers vs Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers). Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers is the shorter watch at 51m compared with 1h 27m. Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers is the older of the two (1980 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler| Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers | Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1980 | 2011 |
| Length | 51m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Les Blank | Peter Rosen |
| Main cast | Michael Goodwin, Werner Herzog, Alice Waters, Harrod Blank, Christopher Pray | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz |
Synopsis
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and a flavorful musical soundtrack. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.
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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