How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery vs On the Impossibility of an Homage

On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 59m. How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery is the older of the two (2019 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery posterHow to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery2019 VS On the Impossibility of an Homage posterOn the Impossibility of an Homage2024
How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest MysteryOn the Impossibility of an Homage
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20192024
Length59m19m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–Germany
DirectorDuncan Bulling, Henry FraserXandra Popescu
Main castPeter CapaldiGabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu

Synopsis

How to See a Black Hole: The Universe's Greatest Mystery

Documentary following researchers as they try to take the first-ever picture of a black hole. They must travel the globe to build a revolutionary telescope that spans planet Earth.

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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