National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Philomena
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for Philomena). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 38m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2013). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Philomena| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Philomena | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Stephen Frears |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Wunmi Mosaku, Charlie Murphy, Michelle Fairley, Judi Dench, Mare Winningham |
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…
Philomena
A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
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