Maddened by His Absence vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.9/10 for Maddened by His Absence). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 38m. Maddened by His Absence is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maddened by His Absence
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| Maddened by His Absence | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Belgium | Ireland |
| Director | Sandrine Bonnaire | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | William Hurt, Augustin Legrand, Alexandra Lamy, Jean-François Wolff, Colette Kieffer | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Maddened by His Absence
After ten years, Jacques comes back to France to handle his father’s succession. He had left France to live in the USA to escape a painful past he shared with Mado, his former wife, who in the meantime built a new life with Stéphane and their 7 year old son, Paul. Upon his return, Jacques and Mado meet again; he asks to meet her son Paul; Mado hesitates, then accepts but hides it from her husband. Soon, Paul and Jacques get close and they start…
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Earl Clancy, a cinema owner on the edge, battles a series of disasters while juggling personal turmoil and the chaos of a packed Friday night crowd. Told in real time over the course of the movie playing in the cinema.
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