Pope Joan vs The Best of Youth
The Best of Youth has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.8/10 for Pope Joan). Pope Joan is the shorter watch at 2h 29m compared with 6h 7m. The Best of Youth is the older of the two (2003 against 2009). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Pope Joan
The Best of Youth| Pope Joan | The Best of Youth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 29m | 6h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Sönke Wortmann | Marco Tullio Giordana |
| Main cast | Nicholas Woodeson, John Goodman, David Wenham, Iain Glen, Suzanne Bertish | Luigi Lo Cascio, Jasmine Trinca, Andrea Tidona, Claudio Gioè, Riccardo Scamarcio |
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.
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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