Hidden Pleasures vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.8/10 for Hidden Pleasures). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 34m. Hidden Pleasures is the older of the two (1977 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hidden Pleasures
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Hidden Pleasures | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1977 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Eloy de la Iglesia | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Simón Andreu, Germán Cobos, Josele Román, Charo López, Tony Fuentes | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Hidden Pleasures
Eduardo, a wealthy banker who has a pastime for hiring young street hustlers to keep his bed warm, spots Miguel, a handsome teen who has a penchant for women and motorcycles.
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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