Mrs. vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.7/10 for Mrs.). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 33m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mrs.
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Mrs. | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | David Roux | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Jérémie Renier, Mélanie Thierry, Alexandra Stewart, Jérôme Deschamps, Éric Caravaca | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Mrs.
Marianne, the wife of a wealthy industrialist from Lorraine, envied and admired, a model wife and devoted mother, is about to turn 40, and the comfort of the vast family home has slowly closed its merciless trap around her. So, when the shadow of her past resurfaces, a breach opens. Would another life be possible? And at what price?
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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