Lost Illusions vs Never Look Away
Never Look Away has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.4/10 for Lost Illusions). Lost Illusions is the shorter watch at 2h 29m compared with 3h 9m. Never Look Away is the older of the two (2018 against 2021). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lost Illusions
Never Look Away| Lost Illusions | Never Look Away | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 29m | 3h 9m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Xavier Giannoli | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck |
| Main cast | Gérard Depardieu, André Marcon, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Xavier Dolan, Jean-François Stévenin | Tom Schilling, Oliver Masucci, Sebastian Koch, Hans-Uwe Bauer, Hanno Koffler |
Synopsis
Lost Illusions
Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.
Never Look Away
German artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR regime.
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