Love Exposure vs The Postman
Love Exposure and The Postman are tied on audience score (8/10). The Postman is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 3h 57m. The Postman is the older of the two (1994 against 2009). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Love Exposure
The Postman| Love Exposure | The Postman | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1994 |
| Length | 3h 57m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sion Sono | Michael Radford |
| Main cast | Hikari Mitsushima, Atsuro Watabe, Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka | Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Renato Scarpa, Massimo Troisi, Philippe Noiret, Linda Moretti |
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.
The Postman
Simple Italian postman learns to love poetry while delivering mail to a famous poet; he uses this to woo local beauty Beatrice.
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