Oedipus Rex vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for Oedipus Rex). Oedipus Rex is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 32m. Oedipus Rex is the older of the two (1957 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Oedipus Rex
The French Italian| Oedipus Rex | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1957 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Tyrone Guthrie | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | William Shatner, David Gardner, Louis Negin, Douglas Campbell, Eleanor Stuart | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Oedipus Rex
The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.
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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