Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs My Playground

Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for My Playground). My Playground is the shorter watch at 52m compared with 1h 27m. My Playground is the older of the two (2009 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler posterJascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler2011 VS My Playground posterMy Playground2009
Jascha Heifetz: God's FiddlerMy Playground
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 6.3/10
Year20112009
Length1h 27m52m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorPeter RosenKaspar Astrup Schröder
Main castItzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz–

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…

My Playground

explore the way Parkour and Freerunning is changing the perception of urban space and how the spaces and buildings they are moving on are changing them. Mainly set in Copenhagen the film follows Team JiYo as they explore the city and encounter the obstacles it presents.

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