A Study of Empathy vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for A Study of Empathy). A Study of Empathy is the shorter watch at 15m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2023). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Study of Empathy
National Theatre Live: Antigone| A Study of Empathy | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2012 |
| Length | 15m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Hilke Rönnfeldt | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Sara Klein Larsen, Emilie Kruse, Lisa Carlehed, Mathias Broe | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
A Study of Empathy
Dana welcomes art student Penelope into her home to do a performance with an open mind. The episode leaves Dana more than confused about what happened today in her apartment, and she goes to Penelope's exhibition to clear her mind.
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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