National Theatre Live: Antigone vs National Theatre Live: Othello
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9/10 for National Theatre Live: Othello). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 3h 18m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2013). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Othello| National Theatre Live: Antigone | National Theatre Live: Othello | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 3h 18m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Nicholas Hytner |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Rory Kinnear, Adrian Lester, Zackary Momoh, Jonathan Bailey, Nick Sampson |
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: Othello
The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
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