Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs The Seafarers
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.5/10 for The Seafarers). The Seafarers is the shorter watch at 29m compared with 1h 27m. The Seafarers is the older of the two (1953 against 2011). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler
The Seafarers| Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler | The Seafarers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.5/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 1953 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 29m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Peter Rosen | Stanley Kubrick |
| Main cast | Itzhak Perlman, Jascha Heifetz | Don Hollenbeck, Paul Hall |
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 Seafarers
Stanley Kubrick’s first color film, commissioned by the Seafarers International Union to promote the benefits of union membership. Shot inside the union’s Atlantic and Gulf Coast District facilities, it features scenes of ships, machinery, cafeteria life, and meetings, highlighting the daily routines and camaraderie of seafarers. Thought lost for decades, the film was rediscovered in 1973 and preserved by the Library of Congress.
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