Africa on the Seine vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.4/10 for Africa on the Seine). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 22m. Africa on the Seine is the older of the two (1955 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Africa on the Seine
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Africa on the Seine | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1955 | 2024 |
| Length | 22m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Mamadou Sarr, Paulin Soumanou Vieyra | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, Mamadou Sarr, Marpessa Dawn, Annette M'Baye | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Africa on the Seine
This film is widely regarded as the first film made by an African south of the Sahara. Labelled an “ethnological documentary in reverse,” it shows 1950s Paris from the cinematic perspective of a group of African immigrants. (Mubi)
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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