The Man Who Cried vs The Red Violin

The Red Violin has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.1/10 for The Man Who Cried). The Man Who Cried is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 2h 10m. The Red Violin is the older of the two (1998 against 2000). Both are drama, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Man Who Cried posterThe Man Who Cried2000 VS The Red Violin posterThe Red Violin1998
The Man Who CriedThe Red Violin
Audience score★ 6.1/10★ 7.4/10
Year20001998
Length1h 36m2h 10m
GenresDrama, Music, Romance, WarDrama, Music, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country–Austria
DirectorSally PotterFrançois Girard
Main castJohn Turturro, Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Harry Dean StantonSamuel L. Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Clotilde Mollet, Carlo Cecchi, Irene Grazioli

Synopsis

The Man Who Cried

A young refugee travels from Russia to America in search of her lost father and falls in love with a gypsy horseman.

The Red Violin

300 years of a remarkable musical instrument. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin has traveled through Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake. In Montreal, Samuel L Jackson plays an appraiser going over its complex history.

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