A Gentle Woman vs Silence of the Sea
Silence of the Sea has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.8/10 for A Gentle Woman). A Gentle Woman is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 52m. A Gentle Woman is the older of the two (1969 against 2024). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| A Gentle Woman | Silence of the Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1969 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Mystery, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Robert Bresson | Setsuro Wakamatsu |
| Main cast | Dominique Sanda, Guy Frangin, Jeanne Lobre, Claude Ollier, Jacques Kébadian | Toru Nakamura, Masane Tsukayama, Masato Hagiwara, Kyoko Koizumi, Shiro Sano |
Synopsis
A Gentle Woman
When his young wife commits suicide with no explanation, an introspective pawnbroker looks back on their life together.
Silence of the Sea
The day before his exhibition, world-renowned painter Tamura discovers that his own work contains a forgery. Meanwhile, the body of a woman with countless ukiyo-e tattoos is discovered at the sea. From the two incidents, the name of Ryuji emerges.
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