Hitchcock vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for Hitchcock). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 38m. Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hitchcock
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Hitchcock | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Sacha Gervasi | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Wallace Langham, Ralph Macchio, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Helen Mirren | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Hitchcock
Following his great success with "North by Northwest," director Alfred Hitchcock makes a daring choice for his next project: an adaptation of Robert Bloch's novel "Psycho." When the studio refuses to back the picture, Hitchcock decides to pay for it himself in exchange for a percentage of the profits. His wife, Alma Reville, has serious reservations about the film but supports him nonetheless. Still, the production strains the couple's marriage.
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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