Citizen Jane: Battle for the City vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Citizen Jane: Battle for the City). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 32m. Citizen Jane: Battle for the City is the older of the two (2017 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Citizen Jane: Battle for the City | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Matt Tyrnauer | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Vincent D'Onofrio, Marisa Tomei, Thomas Campanella, Mindy Fullilove, Alexander Garvin | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City
Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in the 1960s.
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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