Léon: The Professional vs Rape and Death of a Housewife
Léon: The Professional has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.5/10 for Rape and Death of a Housewife). Rape and Death of a Housewife is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 51m. Rape and Death of a Housewife is the older of the two (1978 against 1994). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Léon: The Professional
Rape and Death of a Housewife| Léon: The Professional | Rape and Death of a Housewife | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 1978 |
| Length | 1h 51m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Luc Besson | Noboru Tanaka |
| Main cast | Natalie Portman, Michael Badalucco, Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Danny Aiello | Hideo Murota, Hōsei Komatsu, Moeko Ezawa, Haruko Toda, Noriko Kurosawa |
Synopsis
Léon: The Professional
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
Rape and Death of a Housewife
Three young boys drunkenly rape a woman named Emiko, the wife of a man they've developed a friendship with. She dies of heart failure during the attack. Her chicken farmer husband, incapable of dealing with her death tends to her corpse as though it were still alive completely unable to accept her demise.
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