Copying Beethoven vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for Copying Beethoven). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. Copying Beethoven is the older of the two (2006 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Copying Beethoven
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Copying Beethoven | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Agnieszka Holland | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Ed Harris, Matthew Goode, Phyllida Law, Bill Stewart, Diane Kruger | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Copying Beethoven
A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The…
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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