Favorite Son vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 3.8/10 for Favorite Son). Favorite Son is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 32m. Favorite Son is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Favorite Son
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Favorite Son | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 3.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Howard Libov | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Pablo Schreiber, Connor Paolo, Ian Hyland, Richard Bekins, Kellie Overbey | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Favorite Son
A story of family, of dreams deferred, and of a final chance at redemption. Frustrated with his waning baseball career, David returns to his hometown and becomes obsessed with a local lovely, reaching out to her troubled son. When David is rejected, the townsfolk gossip about his relationship with the boy.
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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