Frieda's Case vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for Frieda's Case). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 47m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Frieda's Case
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Frieda's Case | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Maria Brendle | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Stefan Merki, Marlene Tanczik, Johannes Hegemann, Julia Buchmann, Rachel Braunschweig | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Frieda's Case
Chronicles the fate of Frieda Keller, a young seamstress in St. Gallen who, in 1904, is accused of murdering her 5-year-old son Ernstli.
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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