On the Impossibility of an Homage vs The Gleaners and I
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.6/10 for The Gleaners and I). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 22m. The Gleaners and I is the older of the two (2000 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
The Gleaners and I| On the Impossibility of an Homage | The Gleaners and I | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2000 |
| Length | 19m | 1h 22m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Xandra Popescu | Agnès Varda |
| Main cast | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu | Bodan Litnanski, Agnès Varda, François Wertheimer |
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.
The Gleaners and I
Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip. Her investigation leads from forgotten corners of the French countryside to off-hours at the green markets of Paris, following those who insist on finding a use for that which society has cast off, whether out of necessity or activism.
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