Love Exposure vs Trace of Stones
Love Exposure has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.1/10 for Trace of Stones). Trace of Stones is the shorter watch at 2h 19m compared with 3h 57m. Trace of Stones is the older of the two (1966 against 2009). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Love Exposure
Trace of Stones| Love Exposure | Trace of Stones | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1966 |
| Length | 3h 57m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sion Sono | Frank Beyer |
| Main cast | Hikari Mitsushima, Atsuro Watabe, Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka | Hans-Peter Reinecke, Manfred Krug, Krystyna Stypułkowska, Eberhard Esche, Johannes Wieke |
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.
Trace of Stones
Bad planning and shortages prevail on an East German construction site. Foreman Hannes Balla uses unconventional methods to overcome the problems. New Socialist Unity Party secretary Werner Horrath is charged with bringing the rough-and-ready builder crew into line. The task seems doomed to fail as the two men compete for the affections of young engineer Kati Klee. But when she gets pregnant by married man Horrath, he is in danger of being…
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