Flying Devils vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Flying Devils). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 55m. Flying Devils is the older of the two (1985 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Flying Devils | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1985 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Anders Refn | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Erland Josephson, Mario David, Warren Clarke, Pete Lee-Wilson, Senta Berger | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Flying Devils
A family of aerialists decides to go after the $250,000 prize being offered to any group that can execute a complicated trapeze maneuver. However, personal dramas and financial difficulties soon threaten to overtake the flyers' pursuit of the elusive quadruple somersault. The film received a Robert Award as the best Danish film of 1985.
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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