Faust vs Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.6/10 for Faust). Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 20m. Faust is the older of the two (2011 against 2018). Both are drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Faust
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms| Faust | Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | Russia | Japan |
| Director | Aleksandr Sokurov | Mari Okada |
| Main cast | Georg Friedrich, Lars Rudolph, Hanna Schygulla, Maxim Mehmet, Antoine Monot Jr. | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa |
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.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph who can live for hundreds of years. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. One day the kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under…
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