On the Impossibility of an Homage vs Val
On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Val). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 49m. Val is the older of the two (2021 against 2024). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On the Impossibility of an Homage
Val| On the Impossibility of an Homage | Val | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2021 |
| Length | 19m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Germany | United States of America |
| Director | Xandra Popescu | Leo Scott, Ting Poo |
| Main cast | Gabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion Tugearu | Joanne Whalley, Val Kilmer, Jack Kilmer, Mercedes Kilmer |
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.
Val
For over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with his brothers, to time spent in iconic roles for blockbuster movies like Top Gun, The Doors, Tombstone, and Batman Forever. This raw, wildly original and unflinching documentary reveals a life lived to extremes…
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