On the Impossibility of an Homage vs The Queen and I
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.8/10 for The Queen and I). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 30m. The Queen and I is the older of the two (2008 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
The Queen and I| On the Impossibility of an Homage | The Queen and I | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.8/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2008 |
| Length | 19m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Germany | Sweden |
| Director | Xandra Popescu | Nahid Persson Sarvestani |
| Main cast | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu | Farah Pahlavi, Nahid Persson Sarvestani |
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 Queen and I
Filmmaker and Iranian exile Nahid Persson talks with Queeen Farah, the widow of the late Shah of Iran, who also has been an Iranian exile since the Shah was overthrown in 1979. A meeting of two women who once belonged to opposite sides in Iran.
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