National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Precious
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for Precious). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. Precious is the older of the two (2009 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Precious| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Precious | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Lee Daniels |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz, Sherri Shepherd |
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…
Precious
Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret; She can't read.
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