Declaration of War vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Declaration of War). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 40m. Declaration of War is the older of the two (2011 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Declaration of War
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Declaration of War | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Valérie Donzelli | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Jérémie Elkaïm, Valérie Donzelli, Anne Le Ny, Bastien Bouillon, Frédéric Pierrot | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Declaration of War
Roméo and Juliette are two young actors. They fall in love at first sight, move in together and make a baby. A love story and the founding of a home like millions of others. Except that their little boy, Adam, behaves abnormally. The young parents try hard to persuade themselves that everything is okay but, with the passing of time, they cannot delude themselves anymore: their son has a problem. From now on, war is declared. A war against…
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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