Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Stephen Hawking and The Theory of Everything
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.6/10 for Stephen Hawking and The Theory of Everything). Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 30m. Stephen Hawking and The Theory of Everything is the older of the two (2009 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
Stephen Hawking and The Theory of Everything| Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | Stephen Hawking and The Theory of Everything | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Peter Rosen | Gary Johnstone |
| Main cast | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz | Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose |
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…
Stephen Hawking and The Theory of Everything
Twenty years after A Brief History of Time flummoxed the world with its big numbers and black holes, its author, Stephen Hawking, concedes that the "ultimate theory" he'd believed to be imminent - which would conclusively explain the origins of life, the universe and everything - remains frustratingly elusive. Yet despite his failing health and the seeming impossibility of the task, Hawking is still devoted to his work; an extraordinary drive…
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