Factotum vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Factotum). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 34m. Factotum is the older of the two (2005 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Factotum
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Factotum | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Bent Hamer | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Lili Taylor, Didier Flamand, Marisa Tomei, Fisher Stevens, Matt Dillon | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Factotum
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.
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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