Departures vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for Departures). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 10m. Departures is the older of the two (2008 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Departures
The French Italian| Departures | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Yojiro Takita | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Tatsuo Yamada, Tetta Sugimoto, Ryoko Hirosue, Takashi Sasano, Kazuko Yoshiyuki | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Departures
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
The French Italian
Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…
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