Laguna vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 42m. On the Impossibility of an Homage is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Laguna
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Laguna | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Šarūnas Bartas | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Ina Marija Bartaitė, Una Marija Bartaité, Šarūnas Bartas, Bryan Ordonez Ruiz | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Laguna
On the Mexican Pacific coast, the land Ina Marija adopted before dying too young, her father and younger sister Una embark on a journey in her footsteps. There, amidst the lush nature of the mangroves—in a lagoon ravaged by hurricanes and constantly reborn—they begin the process of mourning. As he films this journey, Sharunas Bartas lays bare his emotions and, in an act of transmission, seeks a reconstruction nourished by the natural cycles of…
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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