An Irish Goodbye vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
An Irish Goodbye is the shorter watch at 9m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2022). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
An Irish Goodbye
National Theatre Live: Antigone| An Irish Goodbye | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2012 |
| Length | 9m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Cody Farren | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Parnell Scott, Ciaran Dowling, Jess Leen, James Cadden | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
An Irish Goodbye
A disconsolate man draws comparisons to this when he struggles to write a suicide note for his parents. Through a melancholy yet humorous monologue, he criticises and provides observations on contemporary Irish youth culture.
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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