Brilliant Lies vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.9/10 for Brilliant Lies). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 34m. Brilliant Lies is the older of the two (1996 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Brilliant Lies
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Brilliant Lies | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Richard Franklin | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Anthony LaPaglia, Gia Carides, Zoe Carides, Ray Barrett, Michael Veitch | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Brilliant Lies
Susy Conner accuses former employer, Gary Fitzgerald, of harassment and unfair dismissal for failing to comply with his sexual demands. Relating the incident to conciliation lawyer, Marion Lee, Susy comments that the trauma experienced should entitle her to a compensation payment of $40,000.00.
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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