Baggio: The Divine Ponytail vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for Baggio: The Divine Ponytail). Baggio: The Divine Ponytail is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2021). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Baggio: The Divine Ponytail | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Italy | – |
| Director | Letizia Lamartire | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Andrea Arcangeli, Valentina Bellè, Andrea Pennacchi, Thomas Trabacchi, Antonio Zavatteri | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail
A chronicle biopic of the 22-year career of soccer star Roberto Baggio, including depictions of his difficult debut as a player, his deep rifts with some of his coaches, his triumph over injuries and personal discovery of Buddism.
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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