Dreaming of Lions vs Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
Dreaming of Lions has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.9/10 for Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)). Dreaming of Lions is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 45m. Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) is the older of the two (2010 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dreaming of Lions
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)| Dreaming of Lions | Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2010 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paolo Marinou-Blanco | Jan Švankmajer |
| Main cast | Denise Fraga, Joana Ribeiro, Toni Gomila, Roberto Bomtempo, João Nunes Monteiro | Klára Issová, Jana Oľhová, Zuzana Kronerová, Václav Helšus, Daniela Bakerová |
Synopsis
Dreaming of Lions
Gilda is terminally ill. Her only wish is to die without pain, and as all her suicide attempts comically fail, she decides to seek professional help.
Surviving Life (Theory and Practice)
Eugene, an aging man, leads a double life - one real, the other in his dreams. He goes to see a psychoanalyst, who tries to interpret the meaning of his dreams. Eugene finds a way of entering his dream-world at will and finds out about his childhood and what really happened to his parents.
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