A Magnificent Life vs In This Corner of the World
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for A Magnificent Life). A Magnificent Life is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 10m. In This Corner of the World is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are animation, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Magnificent Life
In This Corner of the World| A Magnificent Life | In This Corner of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | France | Japan |
| Director | Sylvain Chomet | Sunao Katabuchi |
| Main cast | Laurent Lafitte, Géraldine Pailhas, Thierry Garcia, Olivia Gotanègre, Sophie Maréchal | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba |
Synopsis
A Magnificent Life
In 1955, 60-year-old Marcel Pagnol is a well-known and acclaimed playwright and filmmaker. When the editor-in-chief of ELLE magazine commissions a weekly column about Pagnol's childhood, he sees this as a great opportunity to go back to his artistic roots: writing. Realizing his memory is failing him and deeply affected by the disappointing results of his last two plays, Pagnol starts doubting his ability to pursue his work. That is until…
In This Corner of the World
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
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