On the Impossibility of an Homage vs Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.1/10 for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 44m. Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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On the Impossibility of an HomageSuper/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 8.1/10
Year20242024
Length19m1h 44m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryGermany–
DirectorXandra PopescuIan Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui
Main castGabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion TugearuWhoopi Goldberg, Susan Sarandon, Glenn Close, Will Reeve, Alexandra Reeve Givens

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.

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Christopher Reeve portrayed the Man of Steel in four Superman films and played dozens of other roles that displayed his talent and range as an actor, before being injured in a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralyzed from the neck down. After becoming a quadriplegic, he became a charismatic leader and activist in the quest to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as a passionate advocate for disability rights and…

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