Diary of an African Nun vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for Diary of an African Nun). Diary of an African Nun is the shorter watch at 16m compared with 1h 32m. Diary of an African Nun is the older of the two (1977 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Diary of an African Nun
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Diary of an African Nun | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1977 | 2012 |
| Length | 16m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Julie Dash | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Barbara O. Jones, Marnita Carraway, Fred Carraway, Donald Carraway Jr., Sherry Madden | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Diary of an African Nun
An African nun is consumed by fear and doubt about her decision to take the solemn vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. Her anguish intensifies night after night as she lies on a hard bed in her small room at the convent and listens to the rhythmic, beckoning drums of her village.
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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