National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Rose
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Rose). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 34m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Rose| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Rose | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Markus Schleinzer |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Rainer Egger, Bastian Trost, Peer-Uwe Teska, Sandra Hüller, Godehard Giese |
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…
Rose
In the turmoil of the Thirty-Years' War, a mysterious soldier appears in a secluded Protestant village claiming to be the heir. His quest for recognition and acceptance are complicated by his secret: under a false identity, false name, and pretense of a false gender, he has made his way to the village. But to achieve her goals, Rose, as the soldier is actually called, will stop at nothing.
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