The French Italian vs The Substance of Fire
The French Italian has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for The Substance of Fire). The French Italian is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 42m. The Substance of Fire is the older of the two (1996 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The French Italian
The Substance of Fire| The French Italian | The Substance of Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Rachel Wolther | Daniel J. Sullivan |
| Main cast | Jon Rudnitsky, Sunita Mani, Aristotle Athari, Catherine Cohen, Soojeong Son | Ron Rifkin, Tony Goldwyn, Timothy Hutton, Eric Bogosian, Sarah Jessica Parker |
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 Substance of Fire
Isaac Geldhart is a Holocaust survivor who, overcome by grief at the recent death of his wife, seems determined to run his publishing firm into the ground by printing books that have no hope of financial success. His son Aaron, who also works at the company, grows frustrated with Isaac's emotional decline and attempts to take over the firm. The resulting crisis involves Isaac's other two children, his daughter Sarah and his dying son Martin.
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