'68 vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 3.1/10 for '68). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 39m. '68 is the older of the two (1988 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
'68
National Theatre Live: Antigone| '68 | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 3.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Steven Kovacs | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Sándor Técsy, Eric Larson, Robert Locke, Anna Dukasz, Miran Kwun | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
'68
A Hungarian immigrant adjusts to life in California, as his sons venture off into their own adult lives, which often clash with his old world ideas.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey. When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state. Polly Findlay's electric 2012 production brings Sophocles' tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political…
Where to watch
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