My Mother's Men vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for My Mother's Men). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 6m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2023). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Mother's Men
National Theatre Live: Antigone| My Mother's Men | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 6m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Anik Jean | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Colm Feore, Patrick Huard, Frank Marrs, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Benoît Gouin | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
My Mother's Men
Young Elsie is shocked to learn that her eccentric mother wanted her ashes to be scattered among her five ex-husbands. Elsie is adamant about carrying out her mother's wishes, but the trip fundamentally alters her course.
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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