Broken Embraces vs Dark Side of Genius
Broken Embraces has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 5.2/10 for Dark Side of Genius). Dark Side of Genius is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 7m. Dark Side of Genius is the older of the two (1994 against 2009). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Broken Embraces
Dark Side of Genius| Broken Embraces | Dark Side of Genius | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 5.2/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h 7m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Pedro Almodóvar | Phedon Papamichael |
| Main cast | Kira Miró, Penélope Cruz, Kiti Mánver, Tamar Novas, Rossy de Palma | Patrick Bauchau, Finola Hughes, Seymour Cassel, Glenn Shadix, Patrick Richwood |
Synopsis
Broken Embraces
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Dark Side of Genius
Julian Jons is a talented but troubled young artist. He has just been released from an asylum, where he has spent the last seven years for the murder of Anna, his girlfriend/model. Attempting to start painting again, he is pursued by journalist Jennifer Cole, who is intrigued by this complex, brooding man. Against the backdrop of the modern art world, she begins to dig into the past, fully aware that it holds painful memories for Julian, and…
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