In the Name of the Land vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for In the Name of the Land). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 43m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2019). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In the Name of the Land
National Theatre Live: Antigone| In the Name of the Land | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 43m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Édouard Bergeon | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Anthony Bajon, Guillaume Canet, Samir Guesmi, Rufus, Christophe Rossignon | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
In the Name of the Land
Pierre is 25 when he returns from Wyoming to his fiancée and take over the family farm. Twenty years later, the farm expanded and so did the family. It's the time of happy days, at least at the beginning. The debts accumulate and Pierre is exhausted at work. Despite the love of his wife and children, he is slowly falling...
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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