About Elly vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for About Elly). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 59m. About Elly is the older of the two (2009 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
About Elly
National Theatre Live: Antigone| About Elly | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Asghar Farhadi | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Golshifteh Farahani, Payman Maadi, Shahab Hosseini, Merila Zarei, Taraneh Alidoosti | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
About Elly
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
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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