Mary of Nazareth vs Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Portrait of a Lady on Fire has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.7/10 for Mary of Nazareth). Portrait of a Lady on Fire is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 3h 20m. Mary of Nazareth is the older of the two (2012 against 2019). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mary of Nazareth
Portrait of a Lady on Fire| Mary of Nazareth | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2019 |
| Length | 3h 20m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Giacomo Campiotti | Céline Sciamma |
| Main cast | Andreas Pietschmann, Luca Marinelli, Nikolai Kinski, Paz Vega, Robert Stadlober | Valeria Golino, Noémie Merlant, Christel Baras, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami |
Synopsis
Mary of Nazareth
The film begins with the Annunciation: Mary, a young Galilean, virginal conceived the Messiah, the Son of God. Her husband Joseph, a humble carpenter, decided to stay by his side throughout. When Caesar Augustus ordered the Jews to register people, the couple embarks on a journey to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. Meanwhile, Maria Magdalena, a young woman from the same town that Mary, turns away from God and placed in the palace of King Herod…
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
On an isolated island in Brittany at the end of the eighteenth century, a female painter is obliged to paint a wedding portrait of a young woman.
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