Christmas in Vigala vs Hero of the Red Light District
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 5.5/10 for Christmas in Vigala). Christmas in Vigala is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 49m. Hero of the Red Light District is the older of the two (1960 against 1981). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Christmas in Vigala
Hero of the Red Light District| Christmas in Vigala | Hero of the Red Light District | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 1981 | 1960 |
| Length | 1h 26m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mark Soosaar | Tomu Uchida |
| Main cast | Tõnu Kark, Evald Aavik, Kersti Kreismann, Häli Saarm, Kadriann Soosaar | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani |
Synopsis
Christmas in Vigala
The Christmas of 1905 in Vigala is not a peaceful holiday. The manor house has just been pillaged during the peasant's revolt; the air is full of smoke of fire and there is the premonition of inevitable punishment. Bernhard Laipmann is a tenant farmer whose wife is asking him to leave home since her husband keeps drawing the attention of the authorities. Having doubts about leaving, Laipmann is inspired by endeavouring towards freedom and…
Hero of the Red Light District
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.
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