Burt vs Splendor
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for Splendor). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 50m. Splendor is the older of the two (1989 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Splendor| Burt | Splendor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1989 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Ettore Scola |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Massimo Troisi, Marcello Mastroianni, Vernon Dobtcheff, Pamela Villoresi, Giovanni Febraro |
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.
Splendor
Splendor is the name of an old movie theater managed by Jordan (Mastroianni), who inherited it from his father. The theater is in decay and only generates debts and trouble, but Jordan gets aid in his almost quixotian quest from projectionist Luigi (Troisi) and ushurette Chantale (Vlady). However, Jordan is finally forced to sell the Splendor to businessman Lo Fazio (Piperno), which plans to transform it in some kind of furniture store. When…