National Theatre Live: Antigone vs National Theatre Live: King Lear
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for National Theatre Live: King Lear). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 3h 25m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2014). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: King Lear| National Theatre Live: Antigone | National Theatre Live: King Lear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 3h 25m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Robin Lough, Sam Mendes |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Sam Troughton, Paapa Essiedu, Adrian Scarborough, Simon Manyonda, Stanley Townsend |
Synopsis
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…
National Theatre Live: King Lear
An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.
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