Control vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Control). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 1m. Control is the older of the two (2007 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Control
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Control | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Anton Corbijn | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Harry Treadaway, Toby Kebbell, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara, Sam Riley | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Control
The story of Joy Division’s lead singer Ian Curtis, from his schoolboy days in 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980.
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…
Where to watch
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