Jean Gentil vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5/10 for Jean Gentil). Jean Gentil is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 32m. Jean Gentil is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jean Gentil
The French Italian| Jean Gentil | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Dominican Republic | United States of America |
| Director | Israel Cárdenas, Laura Amelia Guzmán | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Jean Remy Genty, Yanmarco King Encarnación, Paul Henri Presumé, Nadal Walcott, Lys Ambroise | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Jean Gentil
Jean Remy is a Haitian man struggling to find employment in Dominican Republic. Confronted with rejection and discrimination in the city, he sets off to try his luck in the countryside. Imbued with a naturalistic grace, this deeply sympathetic portrait speaks eloquently to the trials of humanity.
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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