Late Fame vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Late Fame). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 37m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Late Fame
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Late Fame | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Kent Jones | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Willem Dafoe, Greta Lee, Edmund Donovan, Clay Singer, Arthur Langlie | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Late Fame
At the very end of the 1970’s, post office worker Ed Saxberger wrote a book of poetry that nobody cared about. After an eager and flattering fan appears on his doorstep, Saxberger is beckoned into a coterie of young admirers who anoint him a rediscovered genius. The group of downtown bohemians is led by their “tragic heroine,” Gloria. Intoxicated by the attention, and Gloria’s alluring presence, Saxberger gradually reckons with the authenticity…
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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