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 | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Canada | Germany |
| Director | Werner Herzog | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Werner Herzog, Charles Fathy, Dominique Baffier, Jean Clottes, Jean-Michel Geneste | Gabriela 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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