Letty Lynton vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Letty Lynton). Letty Lynton is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 32m. Letty Lynton is the older of the two (1932 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Letty Lynton
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Letty Lynton | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1932 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 24m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Clarence Brown | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Joan Crawford, Emma Dunn, Lee Phelps, Robert Montgomery, Nils Asther | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Letty Lynton
Socialite Letty Lynton is returning to New York, abandoning one-time lover Emile Renaul in South America, when she strikes up a shipboard romance with Jerry Darrow. Renault is waiting for her in New York and will not leave her alone, so she poisons him. When detectives take her to the D.A.'s office, Jerry cooks up an alibi.
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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