National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Playing 'In the Company of Men'
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for Playing 'In the Company of Men'). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 1m. Playing 'In the Company of Men' is the older of the two (2003 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Playing 'In the Company of Men'| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Playing 'In the Company of Men' | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Arnaud Desplechin |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Sami Bouajila, Anna Mouglalis, Anne Consigny, Hippolyte Girardot, Wladimir Yordanoff |
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…
Playing 'In the Company of Men'
A troupe of actors rehearse a play. In the play-within-the-film, an ambitious son and his distant father fight for control of an armaments firm and are pushed to eventual destruction by dangerous outside forces and traitorous aides.
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