Leon vs On the Impossibility of an Homage

On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for Leon). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 21m. Leon is the older of the two (2023 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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LeonOn the Impossibility of an Homage
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20232024
Length1h 21m19m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–Germany
DirectorWojciech GostomczykXandra Popescu
Main castLeon K. Dziemaszkiewicz, Thierry MuglerGabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu

Synopsis

Leon

A biographical documentary about performer Leon Dziemaszkiewicz, where artistic creation, the passing of time and coping of loss blend over the death of his loved one, the famous fashion designer Thierry Mugler.

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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