Being Maria vs The Best of Youth
The Best of Youth has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.4/10 for Being Maria). Being Maria is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 6h 7m. The Best of Youth is the older of the two (2003 against 2024). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Being Maria
The Best of Youth| Being Maria | The Best of Youth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 6h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jessica Palud | Marco Tullio Giordana |
| Main cast | Stanislas Merhar, Yvan Attal, Anamaria Vartolomei, Matt Dillon, Marie Gillain | Luigi Lo Cascio, Jasmine Trinca, Andrea Tidona, Claudio Gioè, Riccardo Scamarcio |
Synopsis
Being Maria
A young, struggling actress lands her dream role in a film by an emerging Italian director, starring alongside an American superstar. What begins as her big breakthrough quickly turns into a living hell.
The Best of Youth
After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.
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