Eleni vs The Yellow Tie
The Yellow Tie has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 5.9/10 for Eleni). Eleni is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 2h 25m. Eleni is the older of the two (1985 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature John Malkovich.
Eleni
The Yellow Tie| Eleni | The Yellow Tie | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 8.7/10 |
| Year | 1985 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 54m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Adventure, Drama, History, Music |
| Country | – | Romania |
| Director | Peter Yates | Serge Ioan Celebidachi |
| Main cast | John Malkovich, Glenne Headly, Ronald Pickup, Linda Hunt, Oliver Cotton | Tamzin Merchant, Anton Lesser, Miranda Richardson, John Malkovich, Sean Bean |
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.
The Yellow Tie
The extraordinary life of Sergiu Celibidache, from his childhood in Romania to his exile in pursuit of a career in music, his struggle for survival in wartime Germany and his rise, fall and rise again, in an unimaginable life journey.
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