On the Impossibility of an Homage vs The Great Chess Movie
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for The Great Chess Movie). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 19m. The Great Chess Movie is the older of the two (1982 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
The Great Chess Movie| On the Impossibility of an Homage | The Great Chess Movie | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 1982 |
| Length | 19m | 1h 19m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Xandra Popescu | Camille Coudari, Gilles Carle |
| Main cast | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu | Pascal Rollin, Anatoli Karpov, Viktor Kortchnoi, Fernando Arrabal, Boris Spassky |
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 Great Chess Movie
In this Gilles Carle feature documentary on the game of chess, the international chess match is cast as a classic Western shoot-out. Three chess greats dominate the film: Russia's Anatoly Karpov; Viktor Korchnoi, a Russian defector; and American Bobby Fischer. Chess aficionados Camille Coudari and Fernando Arrabal analyze the personalities and strategies of the players and comment on the interplay of politics and chess.
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