Love Exposure vs Water Drops on Burning Rocks
Love Exposure has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.5/10 for Water Drops on Burning Rocks). Water Drops on Burning Rocks is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 3h 57m. Water Drops on Burning Rocks is the older of the two (2000 against 2009). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Love Exposure | Water Drops on Burning Rocks | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2000 |
| Length | 3h 57m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sion Sono | François Ozon |
| Main cast | Hikari Mitsushima, Atsuro Watabe, Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka | Bernard Giraudeau, Malik Zidi, Ludivine Sagnier, Anna Thomson |
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.
Water Drops on Burning Rocks
In 1970s Germany, Léopold, a 50-year-old businessman, picks up and seduces 20-year-old Franz, who swiftly moves into his apartment. The dynamic between them intensifies with the sudden arrival of their ex-girlfriends.
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