Jig vs On the Impossibility of an Homage

On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.6/10 for Jig). Jig is the older of the two (2011 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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JigOn the Impossibility of an Homage
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 10.0/10
Year20112024
Length–19m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–Germany
DirectorSue BourneXandra Popescu
Main castJoe Bitter, John Carey, Suzanne Coyle, Claire Greaney, Simona MaurielloGabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu

Synopsis

Jig

Documentary telling the compelling story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships.

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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