Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Olympic Glory

Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.8/10 for Olympic Glory). Olympic Glory is the shorter watch at 42m compared with 1h 27m. Olympic Glory is the older of the two (1999 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Jascha Heifetz: God's FiddlerOlympic Glory
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 5.8/10
Year20111999
Length1h 27m42m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorPeter RosenKieth Merrill
Main castItzhak Perlman, Jascha HeifetzStacy Keach, Picabo Street

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…

Olympic Glory

A documentary covering the 1998 Olympic Games in Nagano, filmed for IMAX presentations.

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