Given vs The Legend of 1900

Given has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 8.2/10 for The Legend of 1900). Given is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 2h 50m. The Legend of 1900 is the older of the two (1998 against 2020). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Given posterGiven2020 VS The Legend of 1900 posterThe Legend of 19001998
GivenThe Legend of 1900
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 8.2/10
Year20201998
Length1h 2h 50m
GenresAnimation, Drama, Music, RomanceDrama, Music
Country–Italy
DirectorHikaru YamaguchiGiuseppe Tornatore
Main castTakuya Eguchi, Yuma Uchida, Masatomo Nakazawa, Shogo Yano, Shintaro AsanumaPruitt Taylor Vince, Clarence Williams III, Tim Roth, Peter Vaughan, Bill Nunn

Synopsis

Given

Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.

The Legend of 1900

The story of a virtuoso piano player who lives his entire life aboard an ocean liner. Born and raised on the ship, 1900 learned about the outside world through interactions with passengers, never setting foot on land, even for the love of his life. Years later, the ship may be destroyed, and a former band member fears that 1900 may still be aboard, willing to go down with the ship.

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