On the Impossibility of an Homage vs Paris Is Burning
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for Paris Is Burning). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 18m. Paris Is Burning is the older of the two (1991 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Paris Is Burning| On the Impossibility of an Homage | Paris Is Burning | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 1991 |
| Length | 19m | 1h 18m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Xandra Popescu | Jennie Livingston |
| Main cast | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu | Pepper LaBeija, Octavia St. Laurent, Venus Xtravaganza, Dorian Corey, Willi Ninja |
Synopsis
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.
Paris Is Burning
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s through the eyes of New York City's African American and Latinx Harlem drag-ball scene. Made over seven years, PARIS IS BURNING offers an intimate portrait of rival fashion "houses," from fierce contests for trophies to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, transphobia, racism…
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