Eleni vs Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Portrait of a Lady on Fire has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.9/10 for Eleni). Eleni is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 2h 1m. Eleni is the older of the two (1985 against 2019). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Eleni
Portrait of a Lady on Fire| Eleni | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 1985 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 54m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Peter Yates | Céline Sciamma |
| Main cast | John Malkovich, Glenne Headly, Ronald Pickup, Linda Hunt, Oliver Cotton | Valeria Golino, Noémie Merlant, Christel Baras, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami |
Synopsis
Eleni
Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this. He wants to know why his mother was killed in the civil war years earlier. In a parallel plot line we see Nick as a young boy and his family as they struggle to survive in the occupied Greek hillside. The plot lines converge as Nick's investigations bring him closer to the answers.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
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