National Theatre Live: Antigone vs November 30th
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4/10 for November 30th). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 56m. November 30th is the older of the two (1995 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
November 30th| National Theatre Live: Antigone | November 30th | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1995 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Sweden |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Daniel Fridell |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Göran Gillinger, María Celedonio, Ray Jones IV, Jonas Karlsson, Frida Hallgren |
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…
November 30th
On November 30th (the date when King Karl XII died) there will usually be demonstrations by hyper-national and neo-Nazi groups, and also democratic counter demonstrations. The plot of "West Side Story" is transferred to the Stockholmian suburb Alby where many immigrants live. But the film is no plagiarism, in particular no so because many scenes have the intensive character of live transmission. The boy (Adam) belongs to a Nazi group whose…
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