Swayamvaram vs The French Italian
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for Swayamvaram). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 11m. Swayamvaram is the older of the two (1972 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Swayamvaram
The French Italian| Swayamvaram | The French Italian | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1972 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 11m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | India | United States of America |
| Director | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Rachel Wolther |
| Main cast | Madhu, Sharada, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Adoor Bhavani, P C Soman | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son |
Synopsis
Swayamvaram
Vishwam and Sita, who resist the opposition from their families, elope and marry. The unemployed couple begin a happier married life, but soon land in a sea of perils without a source of income.
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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