Hadestown: The Musical vs What the Day Owes the Night
Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 7.7/10 for What the Day Owes the Night). Hadestown: The Musical is the shorter watch at 2h 21m compared with 3h 2m. What the Day Owes the Night is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hadestown: The Musical
What the Day Owes the Night| Hadestown: The Musical | What the Day Owes the Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.9/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 21m | 3h 2m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Brett Sullivan | Alexandre Arcady |
| Main cast | Reeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker | Nora Arnezeder, Vincent Perez, Salim Kéchiouche, Anne Parillaud, Marine Vacth |
Synopsis
Hadestown: The Musical
The tragic love of Orpheus and Eurydice is intertwined with the complex relationship of Hades and Persephone. Eurydice, struggling with poverty, is lured to the industrial underworld of Hadestown by Hades, while Orpheus, a struggling musician, ventures down below to bring her back. (Filmed live at the Lyric Theatre, London, featuring the core five original Broadway cast members.)
What the Day Owes the Night
Algeria, the 1930s. Younes is nine years old when he is put in his uncle's care in Oran. Rebaptized Jonas, he grows up among the Rio Salado youths, with whom he becomes friends. Emilie is one of the gang; everyone is in love with her. A great love story develops between Jonas and Emilie, which is soon unsettled by the conflicts troubling the country.
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