Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs The Edge of Democracy
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for The Edge of Democracy). Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 1m. Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the older of the two (2011 against 2019). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
The Edge of Democracy| Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | The Edge of Democracy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Peter Rosen | Petra Costa |
| Main cast | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz | Nelson Mandela, Barack Obama, Dilma Rousseff, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Michel Temer |
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 Edge of Democracy
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.
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