Dark Side of Genius vs Live Flesh
Live Flesh 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 1h 43m. Dark Side of Genius is the older of the two (1994 against 1997). Both are drama, romance, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dark Side of Genius
Live Flesh| Dark Side of Genius | Live Flesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.2/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Phedon Papamichael | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Main cast | Patrick Bauchau, Finola Hughes, Seymour Cassel, Glenn Shadix, Patrick Richwood | Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Francesca Neri, Liberto Rabal, Ángela Molina |
Synopsis
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…
Live Flesh
When Victor attempts to seduce Elena, all he gets for his trouble is a one-way, six-year ticket to prison, where he concentrates on strengthening his mind, his body... and his desire for vengeance on the man who put him there. After his release and still madly in love with her, Victor will stop at nothing to win her over even if means revenge, for Elena has married David, the cop who sent him to prison!
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