Chinese Puzzle vs Love Exposure
Love Exposure has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.6/10 for Chinese Puzzle). Chinese Puzzle is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 3h 57m. Love Exposure is the older of the two (2009 against 2013). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Chinese Puzzle | Love Exposure | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 3h 57m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Belgium | Japan |
| Director | Cédric Klapisch | Sion Sono |
| Main cast | Kelly Reilly, Li Jun Li, Audrey Tautou, Sandrine Holt, Romain Duris | Hikari Mitsushima, Atsuro Watabe, Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka |
Synopsis
Chinese Puzzle
Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.
Love Exposure
The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an "up-skirt" photographer. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian – dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.
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