Gülizar vs The French Italian

The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9/10 for Gülizar). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 40m. Gülizar is the older of the two (2004 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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GülizarThe French Italian
Audience score★ 9.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20042024
Length1h 40m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–United States of America
DirectorCemal ŞanRachel Wolther
Main castŞevket Çoruh, Yetkin Dikinciler, Tuba Büyüküstün, Ahmet Saraçoğlu, Gökhan MeteJon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son

Synopsis

Gülizar

Gülizar is a young and beautiful village girl. Against her will, she is betrothed to a young man from her village at her family's request. Her fiancé goes to Istanbul to work in order to earn a dowry. One day, Gülizar's fate suddenly changes with the arrival of a new teacher in the village. Gülizar secretly falls deeply in love with the teacher, İsmail. They eventually decide to marry. However, the teacher's death in an accident shatters…

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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