On the Impossibility of an Homage vs Welcome to Babel

On the Impossibility of an Homage has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9/10 for Welcome to Babel). On the Impossibility of an Homage is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 1h 35m. Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 9.0/10
Year20242024
Length19m1h 35m
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
CountryGermany–
DirectorXandra PopescuJames Bradley
Main castGabriela Durleci, Cristian Susu, Mirela Simniceanu, Ion TugearuJiawei Shen, Lan 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.

Welcome to Babel

Chinese-Australian artist Jiawei Shen's plans to create an epic work depicting his homeland's tumultuous recent history.

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