American Dreams in China vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for American Dreams in China). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 52m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2013). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Dreams in China
National Theatre Live: Antigone| American Dreams in China | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Peter Chan Ho-Sun | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Caitlin FitzGerald, Huang Xiaoming, Yang Yi, Meme Tian Pu-Jun, Deng Chao | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
American Dreams in China
Three Chinese friends build a successful English language school to help Chinese teenagers fulfil their dreams.
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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