Cards & Cognac vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
Cards & Cognac is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cards & Cognac
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Cards & Cognac | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 13m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jaron Lockridge | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Dominique Latrice, Kenon Walker, J.S. Tate, Joshua Farmer, Chad Rhodes Sr. | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Cards & Cognac
Four men gather for cards and cognac after the death of a close friend. What begins as a fellowship becomes raw confessions of infidelity, betrayal, guilt, and loss, forcing each man to speak their truth while strengthening their brotherhood.
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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