National Theatre Live: Antigone vs 'night, Mother
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for 'night, Mother). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 36m. 'night, Mother is the older of the two (1986 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
'night, Mother| National Theatre Live: Antigone | 'night, Mother | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1986 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Tom Moore |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Anne Bancroft, Sissy Spacek, Ed Berke, Carol Robbins, Jennifer Roosendahl |
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…
'night, Mother
A mother and daughter spend a night together after the daughter reveals that she will kill herself by the end of it.
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