A Dog's Will vs The First Beautiful Thing
A Dog's Will has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 7.3/10 for The First Beautiful Thing). A Dog's Will is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 2m. A Dog's Will is the older of the two (2000 against 2010). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| A Dog's Will | The First Beautiful Thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2010 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | Brazil | – |
| Director | Guel Arraes | Paolo Virzì |
| Main cast | Matheus Nachtergaele, Selton Mello, Rogério Cardoso, Denise Fraga, Diogo Vilela | Claudia Pandolfi, Valerio Mastandrea, Stefania Sandrelli, Marco Messeri, Fabrizia Sacchi |
Synopsis
A Dog's Will
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.
The First Beautiful Thing
The film tells the story of the Michelucci family, from the nineteen-seventies to the present day: the central character is the stunningly beautiful Anna, the lively, frivolous and sometimes embarrassing mother of Bruno and Valeria. Everything begins in the Summer of 1971, at the annual Summer beauty pageant held at Livorno’s most popular bathing establishment. Anna is unexpectedly crowned “Most Beautiful Mother”, unwittingly stirring the…
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