And Agnes Chose to Die vs In This Corner of the World
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.6/10 for And Agnes Chose to Die). In This Corner of the World is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 15m. And Agnes Chose to Die is the older of the two (1976 against 2016). Both are drama, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
And Agnes Chose to Die
In This Corner of the World| And Agnes Chose to Die | In This Corner of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1976 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama, History, War | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Giuliano Montaldo | Sunao Katabuchi |
| Main cast | Aurore Clément, Michele Placido, Peter Boom, Alfredo Pea, Flavio Bucci | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba |
Synopsis
And Agnes Chose to Die
After the Nazis take her husband away, an illiterate old washerwoman joins the Resistance as a bike courier in the Central Italian countryside.
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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