Portrait of a Lady on Fire vs The Promise

Portrait of a Lady on Fire has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.9/10 for The Promise). Portrait of a Lady on Fire is the shorter watch at 2h 1m compared with 2h 13m. The Promise is the older of the two (2016 against 2019). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Portrait of a Lady on Fire posterPortrait of a Lady on Fire2019 VS The Promise posterThe Promise2016
Portrait of a Lady on FireThe Promise
Audience score★ 8.1/10★ 6.9/10
Year20192016
Length2h 1m2h 13m
GenresDrama, History, RomanceDrama, History, Romance
Country–Spain
DirectorCéline SciammaTerry George
Main castValeria Golino, Noémie Merlant, Christel Baras, Adèle Haenel, Luàna BajramiOscar Isaac, Numan Acar, Angela Sarafyan, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Rade Šerbedžija

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 Promise

Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.

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