National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Penguin Bloom
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Penguin Bloom). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 35m. 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
Penguin Bloom| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Penguin Bloom | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Glendyn Ivin |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Andrew Lincoln, Rachel House, Naomi Watts, Jacki Weaver, Leeanna Walsman |
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…
Penguin Bloom
When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound difference in the struggling family’s life.
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