Malena vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Malena). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 49m. Malena is the older of the two (2000 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Malena
The French Italian| Malena | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Italy | United States of America |
| Director | Giuseppe Tornatore | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana, Pietro Notarianni | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Malena
During WWII, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.
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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