A Sad and Beautiful World vs Trace of Stones
A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.1/10 for Trace of Stones). A Sad and Beautiful World is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 19m. Trace of Stones is the older of the two (1966 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Sad and Beautiful World
Trace of Stones| A Sad and Beautiful World | Trace of Stones | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1966 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Lebanon | – |
| Director | Cyril Aris | Frank Beyer |
| Main cast | Camille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino Karam | Hans-Peter Reinecke, Manfred Krug, Krystyna Stypułkowska, Eberhard Esche, Johannes Wieke |
Synopsis
A Sad and Beautiful World
In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
Trace of Stones
Bad planning and shortages prevail on an East German construction site. Foreman Hannes Balla uses unconventional methods to overcome the problems. New Socialist Unity Party secretary Werner Horrath is charged with bringing the rough-and-ready builder crew into line. The task seems doomed to fail as the two men compete for the affections of young engineer Kati Klee. But when she gets pregnant by married man Horrath, he is in danger of being…
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