Arthur Newman vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.7/10 for Arthur Newman). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 41m. Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Arthur Newman
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Arthur Newman | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Dante Ariola | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Emily Blunt, Sterling Beaumon, Lucas Hedges, Kristin Lehman, M. Emmet Walsh | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Arthur Newman
A story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind.
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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