National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Past Imperfect
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Past Imperfect). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2017). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Past Imperfect| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Past Imperfect | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Nathalie Teirlinck |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Ériq Ebouaney, Arieh Worthalter, Johan Leysen, Evelyne Brochu, Véronique Seghers |
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…
Past Imperfect
Alice leads a routine life as an escort and dodges social contact. When she's forced to take care of her son after the death of her ex, her apparent indifference seems to fade away and she gets confronted with her emotional emptiness.
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