Empire vs Jacob the Liar
Jacob the Liar has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6.7/10 for Empire). Empire is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 40m. Jacob the Liar is the older of the two (1974 against 2023). Both are comedy, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Empire
Jacob the Liar| Empire | Jacob the Liar | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 1974 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Frederikke Aspöck | Frank Beyer |
| Main cast | Søren Sætter-Lassen, Peter Gantzler, Jesper Asholt, Christopher Læssø, Claus Riis Østergaard | Armin Mueller-Stahl, Henry Hübchen, Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Blanche Kommerell |
Synopsis
Empire
As a “free colored” woman, Anna Elizabeth Heegaard is wealthy and owns her own slaves when she begins a love affair with the Danish colony’s governor-general Peter von Scholten. During communal feasts, they discuss social reforms while a slave boy hangs above the table and cools the diners with a feather. And in the shadows, whispers begin of a slave revolt.
Jacob the Liar
A Jewish ghetto in the east of Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making slow by steady progress towards central Europe. In order to keep his companion in misfortune, Mischa, from risking his life for a few potatoes, he tells him what he heard and announces that he is in possession of a radio - in the ghetto a crime punishable by death. It doesn't take long for word of…
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