Mayerling vs The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.5/10 for Mayerling). Mayerling is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 4m. Mayerling is the older of the two (1936 against 2018). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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MayerlingThe Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 7.4/10
Year19362018
Length1h 36m2h 4m
GenresDrama, History, RomanceDrama, History, Romance
Country––
DirectorAnatole LitvakMike Newell
Main castDanielle Darrieux, Jean Debucourt, Suzy Prim, Charles Boyer, Jean DaxPenelope Wilton, Matthew Goode, Michiel Huisman, Florence Keen, Katherine Parkinson

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 Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.

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