Stein vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 3.5/10 for Stein). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 48m. Stein is the older of the two (1991 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Stein
The French Italian| Stein | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 3.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Egon Günther | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Christian Kuchenbuch, Rolf Ludwig, Franziska Herold, Evelin Dahm, Uwe Dag Berlin | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Stein
Actor Ernst Stein, having abdicated from the stage in 1968 in protest of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, has long since retreated from the world around him. In a remote house encircled by an overgrown garden, he lives in a world of dreams and memories. Suddenly, in 1989, an out-of-kilter society sends forth its progeny. Young people, tramps and characters of all sorts take refuge with Stein for a short span, carrying the turmoil of the…
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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