Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs The Cove

Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.9/10 for The Cove). Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 32m. The Cove is the older of the two (2009 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler posterJascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler2011 VS The Cove posterThe Cove2009
Jascha Heifetz: God's FiddlerThe Cove
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.9/10
Year20112009
Length1h 27m1h 32m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorPeter RosenLouie Psihoyos
Main castItzhak Perlman, Jascha HeifetzHayden Panettiere, Isabel Lucas, Louie Psihoyos, Richard O'Barry, Joe Chisholm

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 Cove

The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.

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