Live and Become vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Live and Become). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 20m. Live and Become is the older of the two (2005 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Live and Become
The French Italian| Live and Become | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | France | United States of America |
| Director | Radu Mihăileanu | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Roschdy Zem, Shmil Ben Ari, Moshe Abebe, Moshe Agazai, Sirak M. Sabahat | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Live and Become
In 1980, the black Falashas in Ethiopia are recognised as genuine Jews and are secretly carried to Israel. The day before the transport the son of a Jewish mother dies. In his place and with his name (Schlomo) she takes a Christian 9-year-old boy.
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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