Dragon Dilatation vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Dragon Dilatation and Once Upon a Time in a Cinema are tied on audience score (10/10). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 54m. Dragon Dilatation is the older of the two (2024 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dragon Dilatation posterDragon Dilatation2024 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
Dragon DilatationOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20242026
Length1h 54m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryFranceIreland
DirectorBertrand MandicoDavid Gleeson
Main castNathalie Richard, Claire Duburcq, Elina Löwensohn, Sandra Parfait, Camille RutherfordColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Dragon Dilatation

Dragon Dilatation is the union of two filmic essays, Petrouchka and La Déviante Comédie. The first part is a rereading of Stravinsky’s ballet, while the second segment is made up of traces of an unpublished performance rehearsed at the Théâtre des Amandiers.

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Earl Clancy, a cinema owner on the edge, battles a series of disasters while juggling personal turmoil and the chaos of a packed Friday night crowd. Told in real time over the course of the movie playing in the cinema.

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