In This Corner of the World vs Mayerling
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.5/10 for Mayerling). Mayerling is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 10m. Mayerling is the older of the two (1936 against 2016). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
Mayerling| In This Corner of the World | Mayerling | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1936 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | Anatole Litvak |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Danielle Darrieux, Jean Debucourt, Suzy Prim, Charles Boyer, Jean Dax |
Synopsis
In This Corner of the World
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
Mayerling
Rudolf, the only heir to Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary, is trapped in a loveless marriage to a Belgian princess. As he seeks to flee his stifling environment, he meets the beautiful Maria, and the two enter into a scandalous affair. Despite the interference of the Emperor, the couple refuse to give each other up.
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