Cave of Forgotten Dreams vs On the Impossibility of an Homage

On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Cave of Forgotten Dreams). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 30m. Cave of Forgotten Dreams is the older of the two (2010 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams posterCave of Forgotten Dreams2010 VS On the Impossibility of an Homage posterOn the Impossibility of an Homage2024
Cave of Forgotten DreamsOn the Impossibility of an Homage
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 10.0/10
Year20102024
Length1h 30m19m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryCanadaGermany
DirectorWerner HerzogXandra Popescu
Main castWerner Herzog, Charles Fathy, Dominique Baffier, Jean Clottes, Jean-Michel GenesteGabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu

Synopsis

Cave of Forgotten Dreams

Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France, capturing the oldest known pictorial creations of humankind in their astonishing natural setting.

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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