Colette vs Hero of the Red Light District
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.9/10 for Colette). Hero of the Red Light District is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 1h 52m. Hero of the Red Light District is the older of the two (1960 against 2018). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Colette
Hero of the Red Light District| Colette | Hero of the Red Light District | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 1960 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Wash Westmoreland | Tomu Uchida |
| Main cast | Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Fiona Shaw, Rebecca Root, Ray Panthaki | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani |
Synopsis
Colette
After marrying a successful Parisian writer known commonly as Willy, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris. Soon after, Willy convinces Colette to ghostwrite for him. She pens a semi-autobiographical novel about a witty and brazen country girl named Claudine, sparking a bestseller and a cultural sensation. After its success, Colette and Willy become…
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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