Hero of the Red Light District vs The Movie Teller
Hero of the Red Light District has the higher audience score (8.7/10 against 6.4/10 for The Movie Teller). Hero of the Red Light District is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 1h 56m. Hero of the Red Light District is the older of the two (1960 against 2023). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hero of the Red Light District
The Movie Teller| Hero of the Red Light District | The Movie Teller | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.7/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1960 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Tomu Uchida | Lone Scherfig |
| Main cast | Harumi Matsukaze, Chiezo Kataoka, Isao Kimura, Shinnosuke Ogata, Yoshie Mizutani | Bérénice Bejo, Daniel Brühl, Antonio de la Torre, Sara Becker, Alondra Valenzuela |
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 Movie Teller
María Margarita is the youngest of four siblings in a family living in a mining town in the Atacama Desert (Chile). The most special time of the week for this family is Sunday, when they all go to the movies to enjoy stories that let them escape their everyday lives by transporting them to other worlds. The girl’s parents soon realise that the little girl has a very special gift: an almost uncanny ability to recount movies. The girl’s…
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