Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler vs Top of the World

Top of the World is the shorter watch at 40m compared with 1h 27m. Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler is the older of the two (2011 against 2026). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Jascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler posterJascha Heifetz: God's Fiddler2011 VS Top of the World posterTop of the World2026
Jascha Heifetz: God's FiddlerTop of the World
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 0.0/10
Year20112026
Length1h 27m40m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited States of America
DirectorPeter RosenJulie Cohen, Betsy West
Main castItzhak Perlman, Jascha HeifetzMichael Lomonaco, Kevin Zraly, Ruth Reichl, Carol Jenkins, Nathalie Tolentino

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…

Top of the World

Explores Windows on the World, the iconic restaurant that occupied the 106th and 107th floors of the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

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