A Friend of Mine vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.2/10 for A Friend of Mine). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 42m. A Friend of Mine is the older of the two (2011 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Friend of Mine
National Theatre Live: Antigone| A Friend of Mine | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mart Kivastik | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Markus Luik, Merle Jääger, Raivo Adlas, Tõnu Oja, Aarne Üksküla | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
A Friend of Mine
Mati, a 70-year-old bibliophile, cannot cope with his wife's death. As loneliness and indifference overrun his thoughts, he contemplates suicide until he meets a younger man who sparks his interest in life.
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…
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