Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.7/10 for Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 39m. Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson is the older of the two (2018 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2024 |
| Length | 39m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Emery Emery | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Penn Jillette, Teller, Arsenio Hall, David Copperfield, Derek DelGaudio | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Gambler's Ballad: The Legend of Johnny Thompson
Penn and Teller hired Johnny Thompson to consult on their magic show as soon as the duo began their career and Johnny has been with them ever since. "Gambler's Ballad" follows Penn and Johnny's progress as Thompson teaches Penn his signature card act. Numerous well known figures from the magic world reminisce and wax philosophic about the unparalleled knowledge and profound influence Johnny Thompson has had on their own careers as well as the…
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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