It's Only the End of the World vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for It's Only the End of the World). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 39m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2016). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
It's Only the End of the World
National Theatre Live: Antigone| It's Only the End of the World | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Xavier Dolan | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Vincent Cassel, Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, Théodore Pellerin, Nathalie Baye | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
It's Only the End of the World
Louis, a terminally ill writer, returns home after a long absence to tell his family that he is dying.
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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