Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Like an Island
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9/10 for Like an Island). Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 46m. Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the older of the two (2011 against 2022). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Like an Island| Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | Like an Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary, Fantasy |
| Country | United States of America | Switzerland |
| Director | Peter Rosen | Tizian Büchi |
| Main cast | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz | Daniel Nkubu, Ammar Abdul Kareem Khalaf, Elie Autin, Juliette Uzor |
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…
Like an Island
For mysterious reasons, two watchmen are made to guard access to the river in an area of Lausanne where retirees and immigrant families live. Through the different people they encounter, a territory takes shape and a friendship is born. Tizian Büchi creates a fable—part documentary, part fiction and tinged with magical realism—to subtly question our surveillance society.
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