Assa vs Obsession
Obsession has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.8/10 for Assa). Obsession is the shorter watch at 2h 20m compared with 2h 33m. Obsession is the older of the two (1943 against 1987). Both are crime, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Assa
Obsession| Assa | Obsession | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 1987 | 1943 |
| Length | 2h 33m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Music, Romance | Crime, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Italy |
| Director | Sergey Solovyov | Luchino Visconti |
| Main cast | Aleksandr Bashirov, Sergei Bugayev, Tatyana Drubich, Stanislav Govorukhin, Alexandr Domogarov | Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Dhia Cristiani, Elio Marcuzzo, Vittorio Duse |
Synopsis
Assa
ASSA is set in Crimea during the winter in the mid eighties. A young musician (Bananan) falls for mobster's (Krymov) young mistress (Alika). The parallel story line involves an 18th century assassination plot.
Obsession
Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.