My Octopus Teacher vs On the Impossibility of an Homage
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.9/10 for My Octopus Teacher). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 25m. My Octopus Teacher is the older of the two (2020 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Octopus Teacher
On the Impossibility of an Homage| My Octopus Teacher | On the Impossibility of an Homage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | South Africa | Germany |
| Director | James Reed, Philippa Ehrlich | Xandra Popescu |
| Main cast | Craig Foster, Tom Foster | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu |
Synopsis
My Octopus Teacher
After years of swimming every day in the freezing ocean at the tip of Africa, Craig Foster meets an unlikely teacher: a young octopus who displays remarkable curiosity. Visiting her den and tracking her movements for months on end he eventually wins the animal’s trust and they develop a never-before-seen bond between human and wild animal.
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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