Portrait of a Lady on Fire vs The Cool Lakes of Death
Portrait of a Lady on Fire has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.9/10 for The Cool Lakes of Death). Portrait of a Lady on Fire is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 4m. The Cool Lakes of Death is the older of the two (1982 against 2019). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
The Cool Lakes of Death| Portrait of a Lady on Fire | The Cool Lakes of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 1982 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History |
| Country | – | Netherlands |
| Director | Céline Sciamma | Nouchka van Brakel |
| Main cast | Valeria Golino, Noémie Merlant, Christel Baras, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami | Derek de Lint, Renée Soutendijk, Huub Stapel, Peter Faber, Erik van 't Wout |
Synopsis
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.
The Cool Lakes of Death
Hedwig, a young wealthy woman growing up in the straight-jacket of bourgeois morality in the Victorian era, descends into madness after years of sexual repression and tragedy.
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