A Very Private Affair vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.1/10 for A Very Private Affair). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 43m. A Very Private Affair is the older of the two (1962 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Very Private Affair
National Theatre Live: Antigone| A Very Private Affair | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1962 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 43m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Louis Malle | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Marcello Mastroianni, Brigitte Bardot, Antoine Roblot, Dirk Sanders, Jacqueline Doyen | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
A Very Private Affair
After achieving fame as a movie star, a woman finds her private life invaded by relentless fans, leading her mother’s ex-lover to intervene and offer protection.
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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