Decadence: Decline of the Western World vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 2/10 for Decadence: Decline of the Western World). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 42m. Decadence: Decline of the Western World is the older of the two (2011 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Decadence: Decline of the Western World
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Decadence: Decline of the Western World | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 2.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Pria Viswalingam | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | – | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Decadence: Decline of the Western World
All civilisations rise and fall. For 300 years, the Judeo-Christian West has been the world's pre-eminent civilisation. So, where is the West on the timeline? Many have theorised about the fall of the western world but now we appear to have the evidence. Negative birth rates, ageing populations, debt-laden economies and immigration - the West consumes without consequence, loves without longevity and lives without meaning. Decadence, a simple…
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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