National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Ritual
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Ritual). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 8m. Ritual is the older of the two (2000 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Ritual| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Ritual | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 8m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Hideaki Anno |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Megumi Hayashibara, Shunji Iwai, Ayako Fujitani, Jun Murakami, Shinobu Otake |
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…
Ritual
A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young woman who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera.
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