Concerto for an Exile vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Concerto for an Exile). Concerto for an Exile is the shorter watch at 30m compared with 1h 32m. Concerto for an Exile is the older of the two (1968 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Concerto for an Exile
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Concerto for an Exile | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1968 | 2012 |
| Length | 30m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Désiré Ecaré | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Michael Lonsdale, Sokou Camara, Claudia Chazel, Hervé Denis, Henri Duparc | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Concerto for an Exile
Young Africans in Paris face insecurity and vague future. Should they stay in France, or return to their homes?
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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