On the Impossibility of an Homage vs This Is Not a Film
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for This Is Not a Film). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 18m. This Is Not a Film is the older of the two (2011 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
This Is Not a Film| On the Impossibility of an Homage | This Is Not a Film | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2011 |
| Length | 19m | 1h 18m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Xandra Popescu | Jafar Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb |
| Main cast | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu | Jafar Panahi, Igi, Mrs. Gheirat, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Rakhsan |
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.
This Is Not a Film
Renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi received a 6-year prison sentence and a 20-year ban from filmmaking and conducting interviews with foreign press due to his open support for the opposition party in Iran's 2009 election. In this film, which was shot secretly by Panahi's close friend Mojtaba Mirtahmasb and smuggled into France on a USB stick concealed inside a cake for a last-minute submission to Cannes, Panahi documents his daily life…
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