National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Powder Blue
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for Powder Blue). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 46m. Powder Blue is the older of the two (2009 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Powder Blue| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Powder Blue | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Timothy Linh Bui |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Navid Negahban, Eddie Redmayne, Sanaa Lathan, Ray Liotta, Lisa Kudrow |
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…
Powder Blue
On the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and redemption are about to collide.
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