Jacob the Liar vs Strangeness
Jacob the Liar and Strangeness are tied on audience score (6.9/10). Jacob the Liar is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 43m. Jacob the Liar is the older of the two (1974 against 2022). Both are comedy, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jacob the Liar
Strangeness| Jacob the Liar | Strangeness | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 1974 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Frank Beyer | Roberto Andò |
| Main cast | Armin Mueller-Stahl, Henry Hübchen, Vlastimil Brodský, Erwin Geschonneck, Blanche Kommerell | Luigi Lo Cascio, Giordana Faggiano, Aurora Quattrocchi, Galatea Ranzi, Toni Servillo |
Synopsis
Jacob the Liar
A Jewish ghetto in the east of Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making slow by steady progress towards central Europe. In order to keep his companion in misfortune, Mischa, from risking his life for a few potatoes, he tells him what he heard and announces that he is in possession of a radio - in the ghetto a crime punishable by death. It doesn't take long for word of…
Strangeness
During a trip to Sicily in 1920, Luigi Pirandello meets two gravediggers-turned-playwrights rehearsing a play with their amateur dramatics. Pirandello takes an interest in the odd couple, having been suffering from writer's block while working on his eventual masterpiece, Six Characters in Search of an Author.
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