Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Life Itself
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Life Itself). Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 1m. Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the older of the two (2011 against 2014). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Life Itself| Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | Life Itself | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Peter Rosen | Steve James |
| Main cast | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz | Werner Herzog, Stephen Stanton, Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Ramin Bahrani |
Synopsis
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…
Life Itself
The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partnership with Gene Siskel, his life-altering marriage, and his brave and transcendent battle with cancer.
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