Dahomey vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for Dahomey). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 8m. Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dahomey
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Dahomey | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 8m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Mati Diop | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Lucrèce Hougbelo, Parfait Vaiayinon, Didier Sedoha Nassangade, Sabine Badjogoumin, Dowoti Desir | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Dahomey
Thousands of royal artifacts of Dahomey, a West African kingdom, were taken by French colonists in the 19th century for collection and display in Paris. Centuries later, a fraction returned to their home in modern-day Benin. This dramatized documentary follows the journey of 26 of the treasures as told by cultural art historians, embattled university students, and one of the repatriated statues himself.
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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