A Lucky Man vs National Theatre Live: Antigone

National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for A Lucky Man). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2022). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Lucky Man posterA Lucky Man2022 VS National Theatre Live: Antigone posterNational Theatre Live: Antigone2012
A Lucky ManNational Theatre Live: Antigone
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 10.0/10
Year20222012
Length1h 32m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country––
DirectorHenrik Ruben GenzPolly Findlay
Main castAnders W. Berthelsen, Lars Ranthe, Johanne Louise Schmidt, Charlotte Bøving, Mikkel VadsholtAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker

Synopsis

A Lucky Man

A LUCKY MAN is a tribute to the popular Danish musician Flemming "Bamse" Duun Jørgensen, who has provided us with classics like “Vimmer Street”, “Why Does Louise Go Dancing” and “In A Boat That’s Itty-Bitty”. Behind the warm smile and the overalls is a powerful and moving story about a man’s lifelong pursuit of recognition and love. Flemming “Teddy” Jørgensen is the only child of 12 siblings to be given up for adoption. Flemming’s adoptive…

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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