Picture Bride vs Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Portrait of a Lady on Fire has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.5/10 for Picture Bride). Picture Bride is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 1m. Picture Bride is the older of the two (1995 against 2019). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Picture Bride | Portrait of a Lady on Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Kayo Hatta | Céline Sciamma |
| Main cast | Youki Kudoh, Akira Takayama, Tamlyn Tomita, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Toshirō Mifune | Valeria Golino, Noémie Merlant, Christel Baras, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami |
Synopsis
Picture Bride
Riyo, an orphaned 17-year old, sails from Yokohama to Hawaii in 1918 to marry Matsuji, a man she has never met. Hoping to escape a troubled past and start anew, Riyo is bitterly disappointed upon her arrival: her husband is twice her age. The miserable girl finds solace with her new friend Kana, a young mother who helps Riyo accept her new life.
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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