National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Proxima
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Proxima). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 47m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2019). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Proxima| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Proxima | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Alice Winocour |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Eva Green, Grégoire Colin, Matt Dillon, Anna Sherbinina, Lars Eidinger |
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…
Proxima
Sarah is a French astronaut training at the European Space Agency in Cologne. She is the only woman in the arduous program. She lives alone with Stella, her seven year old daughter. Sarah feels guilty that she cannot spend more time with her child. Her love is overpowering, unsettling. When Sarah is chosen to join the crew of a year-long space mission called Proxima, it creates chaos in the mother-daughter relationship.
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