Elegy vs Persecution
Persecution has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.3/10 for Elegy). Persecution is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 52m. Persecution is the older of the two (1972 against 2008). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elegy
Persecution| Elegy | Persecution | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 1972 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 22m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isabel Coixet | Atıf Yılmaz |
| Main cast | Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Penélope Cruz, Chelah Horsdal | Türkan Şoray, Murat Soydan, Muammer Gözalan, Nedret Güvenç, Kayhan Yıldızoğlu |
Synopsis
Elegy
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.
Persecution
Ayla is a conservatory student. Through a coincidence, she meets Tarık, a famous composer. They fall in love and soon become engaged. On a trip abroad, Tarık experiences one of Ayla's biggest traumas. This disaster will affect the fate of the duo in a bad way.
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