Blues for Willadean vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.5/10 for Blues for Willadean). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 49m. Blues for Willadean is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blues for Willadean
The French Italian| Blues for Willadean | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | US | United States of America |
| Director | Del Shores | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Octavia Spencer, Dale Dickey, David Steen, Beth Grant, Andrea Cohen | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Blues for Willadean
The film adaptation of Del Shores' hit play. Under the thumb of her abusive husband, post-middle age Willadean feels life has passed her by until she makes some unlikely friends. Del Shores adapts this uplifting story from his play "The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife."
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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