Lost Illusions vs The Best of Youth
The Best of Youth has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.4/10 for Lost Illusions). Lost Illusions is the shorter watch at 2h 29m compared with 6h 7m. The Best of Youth is the older of the two (2003 against 2021). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Lost Illusions | The Best of Youth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 29m | 6h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Xavier Giannoli | Marco Tullio Giordana |
| Main cast | Gérard Depardieu, André Marcon, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Xavier Dolan, Jean-François Stévenin | Luigi Lo Cascio, Jasmine Trinca, Andrea Tidona, Claudio Gioè, Riccardo Scamarcio |
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.
The Best of Youth
After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.
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