Horror Vacui vs National Theatre Live: Antigone

National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 51m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Horror VacuiNational Theatre Live: Antigone
Audience score★ 0.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20252012
Length1h 51m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country––
DirectorGiuseppe FerlitoPolly Findlay
Main castChiara Gori, Vincenzo Puzziferri, Tosca Fusi, Arian Gorvanchi, Massimiliano NoccoAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker

Synopsis

Horror Vacui

Two sisters, Silvia and Susanna, are divided by a deep conflict. Susanna, considered unstable but convinced of her own clarity, accuses Silvia of having an incestuous relationship with their father, shattering the family's balance. Her provocative and violent actions make her socially dangerous and force her to disappear. Meanwhile, her accusations contaminate everyone's relationships, leaving behind an ambiguous reality in which the truth…

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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