Lady on the Bus vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for Lady on the Bus). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 36m. Lady on the Bus is the older of the two (1978 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lady on the Bus
The French Italian| Lady on the Bus | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1978 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Neville D'Almeida | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Roberto Bonfim, Sonia Braga, Nuno Leal Maia, Jorge Dória, Paulo César Peréio | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Lady on the Bus
Solange is a recently married young woman whose wedding night did not end well. After constant fights with her husband, she decides to live through her sexual frustration by sleeping with strangers she picks up on crowded buses in Rio de Janeiro.
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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