Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Looking for Richard

Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Looking for Richard). Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 52m. Looking for Richard is the older of the two (1996 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Jascha Heifetz: God's FiddlerLooking for Richard
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 6.8/10
Year20111996
Length1h 27m1h 52m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorPeter RosenAl Pacino
Main castItzhak Perlman, Jascha HeifetzWinona Ryder, Kevin Kline, Vanessa Redgrave, Aidan Quinn, Derek Jacobi

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…

Looking for Richard

Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."

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