Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Samsara

Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.1/10 for Samsara). Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 42m. Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Jascha Heifetz: God's FiddlerSamsara
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 8.1/10
Year20112011
Length1h 27m1h 42m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorPeter RosenRon Fricke
Main castItzhak Perlman, Jascha HeifetzNi Made Megahadi Pratiwi, Puti Sri Candra Dewi, Putu Dinda Pratika, Marcos Luna, Hiroshi Ishiguro

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…

Samsara

Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.

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