Merchant Ivory vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Merchant Ivory). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 51m. Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Merchant Ivory
On the Impossibility of an Homage| Merchant Ivory | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 51m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Stephen Soucy | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Rupert Graves, Hugh Grant, Greta Scacchi, Vanessa Redgrave, Emma Thompson | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
Merchant Ivory
The first definitive feature documentary to lend new and compelling perspectives on the partnership, both professional and personal, of director James Ivory, producer Ismail Merchant, and their primary associates, writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and composer Richard Robbins. Footage from more than fifty interviews, clips, and archival material gives voice to the family of actors and technicians who helped define Merchant Ivory’s Academy…
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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