National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Native Son
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.2/10 for Native Son). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 51m. Native Son is the older of the two (1986 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Native Son| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Native Son | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1986 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Jerrold Freedman |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Elizabeth McGovern, Ving Rhames, John McMartin, Matt Dillon, Oprah Winfrey |
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…
Native Son
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
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