National Theatre Live: Antigone vs One Hour Girlfriend
One Hour Girlfriend is the shorter watch at 1h 11m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
One Hour Girlfriend| National Theatre Live: Antigone | One Hour Girlfriend | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 11m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Gregory Hatanaka |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Sofia Papuashvili, Jamie Grefe, Chris Spinelli, Phillip Kim Marra |
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…
One Hour Girlfriend
A reclusive man hires a woman for a one-hour companion visit, treating intimacy as a controlled experiment. As the hour unfolds, emotional barriers erode, forcing him to confront love, time, and loss
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