A Happy Event vs Parasite
Parasite has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6/10 for A Happy Event). A Happy Event is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 13m. A Happy Event is the older of the two (2011 against 2019). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Happy Event
Parasite| A Happy Event | Parasite | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 2h 13m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Belgium | – |
| Director | Rémi Bezançon | Bong Joon Ho |
| Main cast | Louise Bourgoin, Josiane Balasko, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Amélie Glenn, Thierry Frémont | Lee Jung-eun, Kim Kyu-baek, Cho Yeo-jeong, Park So-dam, Choi Woo-shik |
Synopsis
A Happy Event
She drove me into a corner, then forced me to go beyond my limits. She made me confront the absolute: love, sacrifice, tenderness, abandonment. She dislocated me, transformed me. Why didn't anyone warn me? Why doesn't anyone ever talk about this?" Un heureux événement, or an intimate view of motherhood, sincere and with no taboos.
Parasite
All unemployed, Ki-taek's family takes peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.
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