An Urban Allegory vs Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.5/10 for An Urban Allegory). An Urban Allegory is the shorter watch at 21m compared with 1h 55m. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is the older of the two (2018 against 2024). Both are drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
An Urban Allegory
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms| An Urban Allegory | Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2018 |
| Length | 21m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Alice Rohrwacher, JR | Mari Okada |
| Main cast | Victor Bonnel, Alexia Giordano, Leos Carax, Hiep Tran-Nghia, Félix Martinez | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa |
Synopsis
An Urban Allegory
A ballet dancer is late for an audition for a show inspired by Plato's Allegory of the Cave. She arrives with her seven-year-old son, Jay, and begs the director to give her a chance.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph who can live for hundreds of years. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. One day the kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under…
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