The French Italian vs The Straight Story
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for The Straight Story). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 52m. The Straight Story is the older of the two (1999 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The French Italian
The Straight Story| The French Italian | The Straight Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Rachel Wolther | David Lynch |
| Main cast | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son | Sissy Spacek, Richard Farnsworth, Jack Walsh, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter |
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 Straight Story
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
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