Adieu Philippine vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Adieu Philippine). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 51m. Adieu Philippine is the older of the two (1962 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Adieu Philippine
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Adieu Philippine | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1962 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 51m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jacques Rozier | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Maurice Garrel, Marco Perrin, Jean-Claude Aimini, Yveline Cery, Vittorio Caprioli | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Adieu Philippine
Michel is a young technician in the fledgling TV industry and is due for military service in two months at the time of the Algerian War. Juliette and Liliane are inseparable best friends, and aspiring actresses, who hang around outside the TV studio. Michel invites them in to watch, flirts with them both, and dates them separately and together. When Michel goes on a holiday to Corsica, just before he is drafted, the girls follow.
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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