A Simple Life vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for A Simple Life). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 58m. Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Simple Life
National Theatre Live: Antigone| A Simple Life | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | China | – |
| Director | Ann Hui | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Elena Kong Mei-Yee, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Andy Lau, Deanie Yip Tak-Han, Paul Chun Pui | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
A Simple Life
The relationship between a middle-aged man and the elderly woman who has been the family's helper for sixty years.
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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