National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Paper Heart
National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 56m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2021). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Paper Heart| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Paper Heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Dennis L. Reed II |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Kristin Clarke, Donald Brumfield Jr., Yowda, Robyn Rose, Shane Shiloh |
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…
Paper Heart
Desperate to fill the hole in her heart, Scotland has found the one in Knight but she’ll have to clear some hurdles first, including his fiancée.
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