Love Exposure vs Manual of Love 2
Love Exposure has the higher audience score (8/10 against 5.4/10 for Manual of Love 2). Manual of Love 2 is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 3h 57m. Manual of Love 2 is the older of the two (2007 against 2009). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Love Exposure
Manual of Love 2| Love Exposure | Manual of Love 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 5.4/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2007 |
| Length | 3h 57m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sion Sono | Giovanni Veronesi |
| Main cast | Hikari Mitsushima, Atsuro Watabe, Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka | Monica Bellucci, Carlo Verdone, Elsa Pataky, Riccardo Scamarcio, Sergio Rubini |
Synopsis
Love Exposure
The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an "up-skirt" photographer. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian – dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.
Manual of Love 2
Paralyzed from a crash, Nicola falls for his physiotherapist Lucia. Franco and Manuela seek fertility treatment in Barcelona. Filippo and Fosco, a gay couple, plan their wedding. Ernesto, a waiter, has an affair with Spanish cook Cecilia.
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