Lady on the Bus vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for Lady on the Bus). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 36m. Lady on the Bus is the older of the two (1978 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lady on the Bus
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Lady on the Bus | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1978 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Neville D'Almeida | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Roberto Bonfim, Sonia Braga, Nuno Leal Maia, Jorge Dória, Paulo César Peréio | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Lady on the Bus
Solange is a recently married young woman whose wedding night did not end well. After constant fights with her husband, she decides to live through her sexual frustration by sleeping with strangers she picks up on crowded buses in Rio de Janeiro.
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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