On the Impossibility of an Homage vs Though I Am Gone
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Though I Am Gone). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 6m. Though I Am Gone is the older of the two (2006 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Though I Am Gone| On the Impossibility of an Homage | Though I Am Gone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2006 |
| Length | 19m | 1h 6m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Xandra Popescu | Hu Jie |
| Main cast | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu | Jingyao Wang |
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.
Though I Am Gone
Filmmaker Hu Jie uncovers the tragic story of a teacher beaten to death by her students during the Cultural Revoution. In 1966, the Cultural Revolution exploded throughout China, as Mao's Red Guards persecuted suspected Rightists. Bian Zhongyun, the vice principal of a prestigious school in Beijing, was beaten to death by her own students, becoming one of the first victims of the revolutionary violence that would engulf the entire nation.
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