Affliction vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.1/10 for Affliction). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 45m. Affliction is the older of the two (1996 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Affliction
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Affliction | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2024 |
| Length | 45m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Mark Hejnar | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Annie Sprinkle, GG Allin, Full Force Frank, Mike Diana, Kembra Pfahler | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Affliction
This 45 minute documentary by Mark Hejnar is a sort of Whitman's Sampler of sickness, chronicling such wildly diverse and extreme personalities as G.G. Allin, Mike Diana, Full Force Frank, GLOD, Annie Sprinkle, and others. This collection of short clips and vile moments is certainly NOT for the squeamish, as these are the artists and performers who have taken the term "free expression" to it's limits--and beyond.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Given a portrait, who is responsible for the image we see, the painter or the subject? Ion used to be a a rockstar of Ballet in Communist Romania. When we first discussed the possibility of a portrait, Ion was initially thrilled. He’d been dreaming that someday there’d be a film about him. But during the filmmaking process Ion finds it hard to let go.
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