Faust vs Hanami
Hanami has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.6/10 for Faust). Hanami is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 20m. Faust is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Faust
Hanami| Faust | Hanami | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy | Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Aleksandr Sokurov | Denise Fernandes |
| Main cast | Georg Friedrich, Lars Rudolph, Hanna Schygulla, Maxim Mehmet, Antoine Monot Jr. | Sanaya Andrade, Daílma Mendes, Alice Da Luz Gomes, Nha Nha Rodrigues, Yûta Nakano |
Synopsis
Faust
A doctor in early 19th-century Germany becomes infatuated with the sister of a man he unintentionally killed and bargains with the Devil incarnate to conjure their union in exchange for his soul.
Hanami
On a remote volcanic island that everybody wants to leave, little Nana learns to stay. Her mother, Nia, went into exile right after she was born and Nana grows up in the family of her father. One day, the family learns that Nia is ill. Nana begins to develop high fevers and is sent to the foot of a volcano for treatment. There she encounters a world steeped in magical realism, between dreams and reality. Later, when Nana is a teenager, her…