Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Man on Wire
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Man on Wire). Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 34m. Man on Wire is the older of the two (2008 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Man on Wire| Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | Man on Wire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Peter Rosen | James Marsh |
| Main cast | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz | Richard Nixon, Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix |
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…
Man on Wire
On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested. This fun and spellbinding documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.
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