A Separation vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.9/10 for A Separation). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 3m. A Separation is the older of the two (2011 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Separation
The French Italian| A Separation | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Iran | United States of America |
| Director | Asghar Farhadi | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi, Shahab Hosseini | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
A Separation
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
The French Italian
Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…
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