A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting vs Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.9/10 for A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting). A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting is the shorter watch at 4m compared with 1h 29m. A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting is the older of the two (1946 against 1988). Both are animation movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting
Grave of the Fireflies| A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting | Grave of the Fireflies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1946 | 1988 |
| Length | 4m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Animation | Animation, Drama, War |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Norman McLaren | Isao Takahata |
| Main cast | – | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai |
Synopsis
A Little Phantasy on a 19th-century Painting
Taking "Isle of the Dead," a work by the Swiss symbolist painter Arnold Böcklin as his starting point, Norman McLaren creates a deeply disturbing surrealist dream.
Grave of the Fireflies
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
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