National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Paradise: Love
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Paradise: Love). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 1m. Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Paradise: Love| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Paradise: Love | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Ulrich Seidl |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Maria Hofstätter, Margarethe Tiesel, Peter Kazungu, Inge Maux, Dunja Sowinetz |
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…
Paradise: Love
On the beaches of Kenya they’re known as "Sugar Mamas" —European women who seek out African boys selling love to earn a living. Teresa, a 50-year-old Austrian and mother of a daughter entering puberty, travels to this vacation paradise, moving from beach to beach.
Where to watch
Where to watch National Theatre Live: AntigoneWhere to watch Paradise: Love
More like National Theatre Live: Antigone · More like Paradise: Love · Compare other titles