National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Quills
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Quills). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 4m. Quills is the older of the two (2000 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Quills| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Quills | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Philip Kaufman |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Stephen Moyer, Elizabeth Berrington, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine |
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…
Quills
In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the authorities tighten control, a clash unfolds between the Marquis’ unyielding imagination, the reformist ideals of the Abbé in charge, and the repressive measures of a doctor sent to silence him. Desire, power, and censorship collide in a battle over freedom of expression.
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