Dreaming of Lions vs The Names of Love
Dreaming of Lions has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.3/10 for The Names of Love). Dreaming of Lions is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 40m. The Names of Love is the older of the two (2010 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dreaming of Lions
The Names of Love| Dreaming of Lions | The Names of Love | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2010 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paolo Marinou-Blanco | Michel Leclerc |
| Main cast | Denise Fraga, Joana Ribeiro, Toni Gomila, Roberto Bomtempo, João Nunes Monteiro | Camille Chalons, Carole Franck, Jacques Boudet, Zinedine Soualem, Sara Forestier |
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.
The Names of Love
Bahia Benmahmoud, a free-spirited young woman, has a particular way of seeing political engagement, as she doesn't hesitate to sleep with those who don't agree with her to convert them to her cause - which is a lot of people, as all right-leaning people are concerned. Generally, it works pretty well. Until the day she meets Arthur Martin, a discreet forty-something who doesn't like taking risks. She imagines that with a name like that, he's got…
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