Silent Friend vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Silent Friend). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 27m. The French Italian is the older of the two (2024 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Silent Friend
The French Italian| Silent Friend | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 27m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Ildikó Enyedi | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Léa Seydoux, Rainer Bock, Sylvester Groth, Martin Wuttke | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Silent Friend
On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the prestigious botany department, confronting the sexism of both professors and peers. In 1972, amidst counterculture movements, a reserved student finds his attention captured by a fellow housemate and…
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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