Modigliani vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Modigliani). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 8m. Modigliani is the older of the two (2004 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Modigliani
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Modigliani | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mick Davis | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Jim Carter, Udo Kier, Andy García, Miriam Margolyes, Omid Djalili | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Modigliani
Set in Paris in 1919, biopic centers on the life of late Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, focusing on his last days as well as his rivalry with Pablo Picasso. Modigliani, a Jew, has fallen in love with Jeanne, a young and beautiful Catholic girl. The couple has an illegitimate child, and Jeanne's bigoted parents send the baby to a faraway convent to be raised by nuns.
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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