Los Sures vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Los Sures). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 58m. Los Sures is the older of the two (1984 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Los Sures
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Los Sures | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1984 | 2024 |
| Length | 58m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Diego Echeverria | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Marta Avilés, Evelyn Borges, Tito Lopez, Ana Maria Soto, Cuso Soto | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Los Sures
A documentary on the inhabitants of South Williamsburg, New York, whose lives are explored through the testimony of five inhabitants of the Brooklyn neighborhood. In the late 70s and early 80s, Los Sures was one of the poorest neighborhoods in New York City. In fact, it had been called the worst ghetto in America. Diego Echeverria's film skillfully represents the challenges of its time: drugs, gang violence, crime, abandoned real estate, racial…
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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