Trace of Stones vs What We Wanted to Be
What We Wanted to Be has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.1/10 for Trace of Stones). What We Wanted to Be is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 2h 19m. Trace of Stones is the older of the two (1966 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Trace of Stones
What We Wanted to Be| Trace of Stones | What We Wanted to Be | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1966 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 19m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Argentina |
| Director | Frank Beyer | Alejandro Agresti |
| Main cast | Hans-Peter Reinecke, Manfred Krug, Krystyna Stypułkowska, Eberhard Esche, Johannes Wieke | Eleonora Wexler, Luis Rubio, Antonio Agresti, Carlos Gorosito |
Synopsis
Trace of Stones
Bad planning and shortages prevail on an East German construction site. Foreman Hannes Balla uses unconventional methods to overcome the problems. New Socialist Unity Party secretary Werner Horrath is charged with bringing the rough-and-ready builder crew into line. The task seems doomed to fail as the two men compete for the affections of young engineer Kati Klee. But when she gets pregnant by married man Horrath, he is in danger of being…
What We Wanted to Be
An impossible love story that begins outside a movie theater, continues in a café and could end with the two protagonists together… if real life wasn’t much more complicated than the movies. United by their love of cinema, these two main characters decide to live the lives they dreamed of and not the lives they are destined to live. In a series of encounters, imagination triumphs over reality and everyday reality takes a back seat.
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