Mayerling vs The Best of Youth
The Best of Youth has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.5/10 for Mayerling). Mayerling is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 6h 7m. Mayerling is the older of the two (1936 against 2003). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mayerling
The Best of Youth| Mayerling | The Best of Youth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 1936 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 6h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Anatole Litvak | Marco Tullio Giordana |
| Main cast | Danielle Darrieux, Jean Debucourt, Suzy Prim, Charles Boyer, Jean Dax | Luigi Lo Cascio, Jasmine Trinca, Andrea Tidona, Claudio Gioè, Riccardo Scamarcio |
Synopsis
Mayerling
Rudolf, the only heir to Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary, is trapped in a loveless marriage to a Belgian princess. As he seeks to flee his stifling environment, he meets the beautiful Maria, and the two enter into a scandalous affair. Despite the interference of the Emperor, the couple refuse to give each other up.
The Best of Youth
After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.
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