In This Corner of the World vs The Duchess
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7/10 for The Duchess). The Duchess is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 10m. The Duchess is the older of the two (2008 against 2016). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
The Duchess| In This Corner of the World | The Duchess | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | Saul Dibb |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Keira Knightley, Hayley Atwell, Dominic Cooper, Simon McBurney, John Shrapnel |
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…
The Duchess
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.
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