A Sad and Beautiful World vs Water Drops on Burning Rocks
A Sad and Beautiful World has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.5/10 for Water Drops on Burning Rocks). Water Drops on Burning Rocks is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 50m. Water Drops on Burning Rocks is the older of the two (2000 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Sad and Beautiful World
Water Drops on Burning Rocks| A Sad and Beautiful World | Water Drops on Burning Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Lebanon | – |
| Director | Cyril Aris | François Ozon |
| Main cast | Camille Salameh, Julia Kassar, Mounia Akl, Hasan Akil, Tino Karam | Bernard Giraudeau, Malik Zidi, Ludivine Sagnier, Anna Thomson |
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.
Water Drops on Burning Rocks
In 1970s Germany, Léopold, a 50-year-old businessman, picks up and seduces 20-year-old Franz, who swiftly moves into his apartment. The dynamic between them intensifies with the sudden arrival of their ex-girlfriends.
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