The Best of Youth vs The Cool Lakes of Death
The Best of Youth has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.9/10 for The Cool Lakes of Death). The Cool Lakes of Death is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 6h 7m. The Cool Lakes of Death is the older of the two (1982 against 2003). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| The Best of Youth | The Cool Lakes of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 1982 |
| Length | 6h 7m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History |
| Country | – | Netherlands |
| Director | Marco Tullio Giordana | Nouchka van Brakel |
| Main cast | Luigi Lo Cascio, Jasmine Trinca, Andrea Tidona, Claudio Gioè, Riccardo Scamarcio | Derek de Lint, Renée Soutendijk, Huub Stapel, Peter Faber, Erik van 't Wout |
Synopsis
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.
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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