Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 51m. Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers is the older of the two (1980 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1980 | 2024 |
| Length | 51m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Les Blank | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Michael Goodwin, Werner Herzog, Alice Waters, Harrod Blank, Christopher Pray | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
A zesty paean of praise to the greater glories of garlic. This lip-smacking foray into the history, consumption, cultivation and culinary/curative powers of the stinking rose features chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse, and a flavorful musical soundtrack. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1999.
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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