Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Penguins: Meet the Family
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.2/10 for Penguins: Meet the Family). Penguins: Meet the Family is the shorter watch at 59m compared with 1h 27m. Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the older of the two (2011 against 2020). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Penguins: Meet the Family| Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | Penguins: Meet the Family | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 59m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Peter Rosen | Lara Bickerton |
| Main cast | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz | Liz Bonnin |
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…
Penguins: Meet the Family
A unique celebration of one of Earth's most iconic birds, featuring all 18 species in footage from New Zealand, Cape Town, the Galapagos Islands and Antarctica.
Where to watch
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