Lament for Art Ó Laoghaire vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.5/10 for Lament for Art Ó Laoghaire). Lament for Art Ó Laoghaire is the shorter watch at 57m compared with 1h 32m. Lament for Art Ó Laoghaire is the older of the two (1975 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lament for Art Ó Laoghaire
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Lament for Art Ó Laoghaire | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1975 | 2012 |
| Length | 57m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Ireland | – |
| Director | Bob Quinn | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Seán Bán Breathnach, John Arden, Caitlín Ní Dhonnchú, Padraic Bradley, Gurney Campbell | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Lament for Art Ó Laoghaire
A group of unruly Irish stage actors refuse the orders of their British director as he orchestrates a dramatic retelling of Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill’s eighteenth-century keen about the the life and death of Irish rebel Art Ó Laoghaire.
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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