Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs The Balloonists
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.5/10 for The Balloonists). The Balloonists is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 27m. Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
The Balloonists| Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | The Balloonists | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Peter Rosen | John Dower |
| Main cast | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz | Bertrand Piccard |
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…
The Balloonists
Follows the improbable team of Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones, who, in 1999, competed against the world's finest pilots and extremely wealthy adventurers to become the first individuals to fly a hot air balloon around the globe nonstop.
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