National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Once in a Lifetime
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Once in a Lifetime). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2014). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Once in a Lifetime| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Once in a Lifetime | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Noémie Merlant, Stéphane Bak, Xavier Maly, Ariane Ascaride, Ahmed Dramé |
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…
Once in a Lifetime
At Léon Blum High School in Créteil, France, a history teacher decides to have her weakest 10th grade class participate in a national history competition.
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