Man on Wire vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Man on Wire). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 34m. Man on Wire is the older of the two (2008 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Man on Wire
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Man on Wire | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | James Marsh | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Richard Nixon, Philippe Petit, Jean François Heckel, Jean-Louis Blondeau, Annie Allix | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Man on Wire
On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested. This fun and spellbinding documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.
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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