Madame Bovary vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.7/10 for Madame Bovary). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 58m. Madame Bovary is the older of the two (2015 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Madame Bovary
The French Italian| Madame Bovary | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Belgium | United States of America |
| Director | Sophie Barthes | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Laura Carmichael, Morfydd Clark, Paul Giamatti, Rhys Ifans, Ezra Miller | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Madame Bovary
The classic story of Emma Bovary, the beautiful wife of a small-town doctor in 19th century France, who engages in extra marital affairs in an attempt to advance her social status.
The French Italian
Doug and Valerie have made a mistake. Their hate-fueled obsession with the jerks downstairs — who always seem to be singing karaoke in a brownstone, who even does that? — recently led them to flee the city for Doug’s parents’ place upstate, giving up a great deal on a rent-stabilized apartment. Their friends are horrified, and regret is setting in. They start plotting their revenge— and before they know it, they’re staging an off-Broadway play…
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