On the Impossibility of an Homage vs Those Who Come, Will Hear
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9/10 for Those Who Come, Will Hear). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 17m. Those Who Come, Will Hear is the older of the two (2018 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Those Who Come, Will Hear| On the Impossibility of an Homage | Those Who Come, Will Hear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2018 |
| Length | 19m | 1h 17m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Xandra Popescu | Simon Plouffe |
| Main cast | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu | Margie Hoff, Joseph Guanish, Jean-Paul Echaquan, Philip Einish, Elisabee Inukpuk |
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.
Those Who Come, Will Hear
The documentary proposes a unique meeting with the speakers of several indigenous and inuit languages of Quebec – all threatened with extinction. The film starts with the discovery of these unsung tongues through listening to the daily life of those who still speak them today. Buttressed by an exploration and creation of archives, the film allows us to better understand the musicality of these languages and reveals the cultural and human…
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