In This Corner of the World vs The Princess of Montpensier
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.4/10 for The Princess of Montpensier). In This Corner of the World is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 19m. The Princess of Montpensier is the older of the two (2010 against 2016). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In This Corner of the World
The Princess of Montpensier| In This Corner of the World | The Princess of Montpensier | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2010 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War | Action, Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | Japan | France |
| Director | Sunao Katabuchi | Bertrand Tavernier |
| Main cast | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba | Philippe Magnan, Florence Thomassin, Raphaël Personnaz, Joséphine de la Baume, Lambert Wilson |
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 Princess of Montpensier
Set in the high courts of 16th Century France, where the wars of religion between Catholics and Protestants are raging. Marie de Mézières, a beautiful young aristocrat, is in love with Henri de Guise, but her hand in marriage is promised to the Prince of Montpensier.
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