Hero of the Red Light District vs The Man Who Knew Infinity
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 7.2/10 for The Man Who Knew Infinity). The Man Who Knew Infinity is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 1h 49m. Hero of the Red Light District is the older of the two (1960 against 2016). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hero of the Red Light District
The Man Who Knew Infinity| Hero of the Red Light District | The Man Who Knew Infinity | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1960 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tomu Uchida | Matt Brown |
| Main cast | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani | Toby Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jeremy Northam, Kevin McNally, Stephen Fry |
Synopsis
Hero of the Red Light District
A successful textile industrialist from the provinces, who is beloved by his employees for his kindness, cannot find a wife because of a disfiguring birthmark on his face. Even the courtesans in Yoshiwara refuse to entertain him, until an indentured peasant prostitute, Tamarazu, takes the unsavoury assignment and treats him with brash tenderness.
The Man Who Knew Infinity
Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.
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