Jackie vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for Jackie). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 40m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2016). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Jackie | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Pablo Larraín | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, Richard E. Grant, Natalie Portman, Max Casella | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Jackie
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
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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