Silence of the Sea vs The Scarlet Letter

Silence of the Sea has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.1/10 for The Scarlet Letter). Silence of the Sea is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 15m. The Scarlet Letter is the older of the two (1995 against 2024). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Silence of the Sea posterSilence of the Sea2024 VS The Scarlet Letter posterThe Scarlet Letter1995
Silence of the SeaThe Scarlet Letter
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 6.1/10
Year20241995
Length1h 52m2h 15m
GenresDrama, Mystery, RomanceDrama, Romance
Country––
DirectorSetsuro WakamatsuRoland Joffé
Main castToru Nakamura, Masane Tsukayama, Masato Hagiwara, Kyoko Koizumi, Shiro SanoDemi Moore, Joan Plowright, Robert Duvall, Gary Oldman, Malcolm Storry

Synopsis

Silence of the Sea

The day before his exhibition, world-renowned painter Tamura discovers that his own work contains a forgery. Meanwhile, the body of a woman with countless ukiyo-e tattoos is discovered at the sea. From the two incidents, the name of Ryuji emerges.

The Scarlet Letter

Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their laws and morals.

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