National Theatre Live: Antigone vs On Xerxes' Throne
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for On Xerxes' Throne). On Xerxes' Throne is the shorter watch at 15m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2022). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
On Xerxes' Throne| National Theatre Live: Antigone | On Xerxes' Throne | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 15m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Evi Kalogiropoulou |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Giorgos Mazonakis, Ksenia Dania, Jordan Genidogan, Myrto Kontoni, Kevin Zans Ansong |
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…
On Xerxes' Throne
A dystopian workplace at the Perama shipyard. A ban on physical contact has turned human interaction into otherworldly simulations. The suppression of touch has alienated the workers communication transforming the boatyard into a charged landscape of alienation and repressed sensuality beyond stereotypical heteronormative desires. According to local legend, the Persian King Xerxes watched the overwhelming defeat of his fleet from his throne on…
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