Romeo e Giulietta vs The Widow of Saint-Pierre

Romeo e Giulietta has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 6.6/10 for The Widow of Saint-Pierre). Romeo e Giulietta is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 1h 52m. Romeo e Giulietta is the older of the two (1964 against 2000). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Romeo e Giulietta posterRomeo e Giulietta1964 VS The Widow of Saint-Pierre posterThe Widow of Saint-Pierre2000
Romeo e GiuliettaThe Widow of Saint-Pierre
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 6.6/10
Year19642000
Length1h 34m1h 52m
GenresDrama, History, RomanceDrama, History, Romance
CountryItalyCanada
DirectorRiccardo FredaPatrice Leconte
Main castCarlos Estrada, Franco Balducci, Andrea Bosic, José Marco, Geronimo MeynierDaniel Auteuil, Emir Kusturica, Juliette Binoche, Michel Duchaussoy, Philippe Magnan

Synopsis

Romeo e Giulietta

Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy.

The Widow of Saint-Pierre

In 1850, on the isolated French island of Saint-Pierre, a murder shocks the natives. Two fishermen are arrested. One of them, Louis Ollivier, dies in custody. The other, Neel Auguste, is sentenced to death by the guillotine. The island is so small that it has neither a guillotine nor an executioner. While those are sent for Auguste is placed under the supervision of an army Captain.

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