The French Italian vs The Second Mother
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for The Second Mother). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 52m. The Second Mother is the older of the two (2015 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The French Italian
The Second Mother| The French Italian | The Second Mother | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Rachel Wolther | Anna Muylaert |
| Main cast | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son | Luis Miranda, Karine Teles, Regina Casé, Camila Márdila, Lourenço Mutarelli |
Synopsis
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…
The Second Mother
After leaving her daughter Jessica in a small town in Pernambuco to be raised by relatives, Val spends the next 13 years working as a nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She has financial stability but has to live with the guilt of having not raised Jessica herself. As Fabinho’s university entrance exams approach, Jessica reappears in her life and seems to want to give her mother a second chance. However, Jessica has not been raised to be a servant…
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