Malena vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Malena). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 49m. Malena is the older of the two (2000 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Malena
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Malena | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Giuseppe Tornatore | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana, Pietro Notarianni | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Malena
During WWII, a teenage boy discovering himself becomes love-stricken by Malèna, a sensual woman living in a small, narrow-minded Italian town.
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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