Pope Joan vs Promise at Dawn
Promise at Dawn has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.8/10 for Pope Joan). Promise at Dawn is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 29m. Pope Joan is the older of the two (2009 against 2017). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Pope Joan
Promise at Dawn| Pope Joan | Promise at Dawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 29m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Sönke Wortmann | Eric Barbier |
| Main cast | Nicholas Woodeson, John Goodman, David Wenham, Iain Glen, Suzanne Bertish | Catherine McCormack, Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Arieh Worthalter |
Synopsis
Pope Joan
A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
Promise at Dawn
From his childhood in Poland to his adolescence in Nice to his years as a student in Paris and his tough training as a pilot during World War II, this tragi-comedy tells the romantic story of Romain Gary, one of the most famous French novelists and sole writer to have won the Goncourt Prize for French literature two times.
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