Billy Elliot vs La Cenerentola
Billy Elliot has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.4/10 for La Cenerentola). Billy Elliot is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 31m. La Cenerentola is the older of the two (1981 against 2000). Both are comedy, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Billy Elliot
La Cenerentola| Billy Elliot | La Cenerentola | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 1981 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Music | Comedy, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stephen Daldry | Jean-Pierre Ponnelle |
| Main cast | Jamie Bell, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters, Jean Heywood, Jamie Draven | Frederica von Stade, Margherita Guglielmi, Laura Zannini, Paolo Montarsolo, Francisco Araiza |
Synopsis
Billy Elliot
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon…
La Cenerentola
The Prince, Don Ramiro (who has changed places with his valet, Dandini), meets Cenerentola and they are instantly attracted to each other. When the Philosopher, Alidoro, later takes Cenerentola (dressed in magnificent clothing) to the palace, Dandini (still posing as the prince) tries to talk of love to her, but Cenerentola rejects him, saying that she is in love with his 'valet'. Ramiro, who has overheard this comment, is overjoyed, and…
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