Il Mare vs The Mistress of Spices
Il Mare has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.2/10 for The Mistress of Spices). The Mistress of Spices is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 36m. Il Mare is the older of the two (2000 against 2005). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Il Mare | The Mistress of Spices | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Lee Hyun-seung | Paul Mayeda Berges |
| Main cast | Lee Jung-jae, Gianna Jun, Kim Mu-saeng, Cho Seung-yeon, Min Yun-jae | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Caroline Chikezie, Dylan McDermott, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Anupam Kher |
Synopsis
Il Mare
In the year 1999, a young woman leaves her quaint seaside house and returns to the city, leaving in the mailbox a card for the next owner, with instructions to forward any mail of hers to the new address. In the year 1997, a jaded young architect moves into the same house and finds the letter. His reply, which he slips into the mailbox, finds its way to her, beginning a parallel-time love story separated by a span of two years.
The Mistress of Spices
Tilo is an Indian shopkeeper in America with an ability to see the future and a magical connection to powerful spices, which she uses to help her customers satisfy their various needs and desires. One day she falls in love with an American man. But the spices forbid it.
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