Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story). Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 32m. Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story is the older of the two (2011 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Paul A. Kaufman | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Poppy Montgomery, Sarah Desjardins, Janet Kidder, Paul McGillion, Emily Holmes | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story
A look at J.K. Rowling from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager, to the loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter book series.
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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