Nachtspiele vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4/10 for Nachtspiele). Nachtspiele is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 32m. Nachtspiele is the older of the two (1979 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Nachtspiele
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Nachtspiele | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1979 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 22m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | East Germany | – |
| Director | Werner Bergmann | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Christine Schorn, Thomas Neumann, Horst Drinda, Doris Plenert, Elsa Grube-Deister | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Nachtspiele
Two men and two women in a hotel.
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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