Jofroi vs National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.7/10 for Jofroi). Jofroi is the shorter watch at 48m compared with 2h 15m. Jofroi is the older of the two (1934 against 2023). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Jofroi
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies| Jofroi | National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 1934 | 2023 |
| Length | 48m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Marcel Pagnol | Jeremy Herrin |
| Main cast | Vincent Scotto, Henri Poupon, Annie Toinon, Odette Roger, Charles Blavette | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe |
Synopsis
Jofroi
Jofroi sells his orchard to Alphonse. Alphonse wants to use the land for crops, so he starts to cut down the trees. Jofroi is furious: how can someone cut down those trees? He threatens to commit suicide so that the small town will blame Alphonse and Alphonse’s life will be miserable. Alphonse, the curate, the teacher, and some of the townsfolk spend the rest of the movie trying to keep Jofroi from committing suicide…
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and the unruly liberal Gore Vidal. During a new nightly television format, they debate the moral landscape of a shattered nation.
Where to watch
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