Journey vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9/10 for Journey). Journey is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 1h 32m. Journey is the older of the two (1972 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Journey
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Journey | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1972 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Almond | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | John Vernon, Geneviève Bujold, George Sperdakos, Elton Hayes, Luke Gibson | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Journey
A woman with a troubled past is saved from drowning in a river and brought to a strange community hidden in the woods.
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…
Where to watch
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