Colonel Chabert vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for Colonel Chabert). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. Colonel Chabert is the older of the two (1994 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Colonel Chabert
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Colonel Chabert | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Yves Angelo | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Fanny Ardant, Gérard Depardieu, Julie Depardieu, André Dussollier, Fabrice Luchini | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Colonel Chabert
When Colonel Chabert returns from the war, he discovers that he has lost everything.
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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