Blue Film vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.3/10 for Blue Film). Blue Film is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blue Film
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Blue Film | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 22m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Elliot Tuttle | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Reed Birney, Kieron Moore | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Blue Film
Drawn by the promise of easy money and anonymous sex, queer camboy Aaron Eagle is shocked to discover a personal connection with the mysterious stranger who has paid for his company. Over the course of one night, the two men engage in a war of words and emotions as they wrestle with the impact of a tainted and shared past.
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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