Burt vs Maddened by His Absence
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.9/10 for Maddened by His Absence). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 38m. Maddened by His Absence is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Maddened by His Absence| Burt | Maddened by His Absence | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Belgium |
| Director | Joe Burke | Sandrine Bonnaire |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | William Hurt, Augustin Legrand, Alexandra Lamy, Jean-François Wolff, Colette Kieffer |
Synopsis
Burt
Burt, a 69-year-old musician with Parkinson’s, has his life turned upside down when a man from New York shows up claiming to be his son. Having always dreamed of being a father, Burt embraces Sammy and invites him to stay for the weekend, where he lives with his grumpy landlord.
Maddened by His Absence
After ten years, Jacques comes back to France to handle his father’s succession. He had left France to live in the USA to escape a painful past he shared with Mado, his former wife, who in the meantime built a new life with Stéphane and their 7 year old son, Paul. Upon his return, Jacques and Mado meet again; he asks to meet her son Paul; Mado hesitates, then accepts but hides it from her husband. Soon, Paul and Jacques get close and they start…
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