National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Remains of a Man
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.2/10 for Remains of a Man). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 39m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2022). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Remains of a Man| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Remains of a Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Ana Johann |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Irandhir Santos, Zeca Cenovicz, Clarissa Kiste, Laís Cristina, Otavio Linhares |
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…
Remains of a Man
Renata lives isolated in the countryside with her teenage daughter and her husband, conceiving fear as a common feeling. The arrival of a stranger awakens in her the desire for all that was asleep.
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