Awakenings vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for Awakenings). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h . Awakenings is the older of the two (1990 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Awakenings
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Awakenings | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1990 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Penny Marshall | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner, John Heard, Max von Sydow, Robin Williams | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Awakenings
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
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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