In This Corner of the World vs Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Portrait of a Lady on Fire has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.9/10 for In This Corner of the World). Portrait of a Lady on Fire is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 10m. In This Corner of the World is the older of the two (2016 against 2019). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
Portrait of a Lady on Fire| In This Corner of the World | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | Céline Sciamma |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Valeria Golino, Noémie Merlant, Christel Baras, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami |
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…
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
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