Chaplin vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Chaplin). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 23m. Chaplin is the older of the two (1992 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Chaplin
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Chaplin | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1992 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 23m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Richard Attenborough | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Kevin Dunn, Diane Lane, Anthony Hopkins, Robert Downey Jr., Kevin Kline | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Chaplin
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.
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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