Love Exposure vs The Princess of Montpensier
Love Exposure has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.4/10 for The Princess of Montpensier). The Princess of Montpensier is the shorter watch at 2h 19m compared with 3h 57m. Love Exposure is the older of the two (2009 against 2010). Both are action, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Love Exposure | The Princess of Montpensier | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2010 |
| Length | 3h 57m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance | Action, Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | Japan | France |
| Director | Sion Sono | Bertrand Tavernier |
| Main cast | Hikari Mitsushima, Atsuro Watabe, Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka | Philippe Magnan, Florence Thomassin, Raphaël Personnaz, Joséphine de la Baume, Lambert Wilson |
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 Princess of Montpensier
Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, is in love with Henri de Guise, but her hand in marriage is promised to the Prince of Montpensier.
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