Madame Bovary vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.7/10 for Madame Bovary). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 58m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2015). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Madame Bovary
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Madame Bovary | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Belgium | – |
| Director | Sophie Barthes | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Laura Carmichael, Morfydd Clark, Paul Giamatti, Rhys Ifans, Ezra Miller | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Madame Bovary
The classic story of Emma Bovary, the beautiful wife of a small-town doctor in 19th century France, who engages in extra marital affairs in an attempt to advance her social status.
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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