Belle vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Belle). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2013). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Belle
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Belle | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Amma Asante | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Penelope Wilton, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson, Sam Reid, Miranda Richardson | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Belle
Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England.
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…
Where to watch
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