Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Saved by the Lioness
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.2/10 for Saved by the Lioness). Saved by the Lioness is the shorter watch at 1h 10m compared with 1h 27m. Saved by the Lioness is the older of the two (2009 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Saved by the Lioness| Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | Saved by the Lioness | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.2/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 10m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Peter Rosen | Marjolein Duermeijer |
| Main cast | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz | Thom Hoffman |
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…
Saved by the Lioness
Nature documentary about a young wildebeest in the wilderness of Africa. The gnu calf strays from the herd and comes upon a lioness that kidnaps it. Instinctively, it treats the lion like its mother. And miraculously enough, the lioness does not see the calf as its prey. Like a true Survivor, the calf manages to escape from the lion's den and find its way back to its real mother.
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