National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Saturn in Opposition
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Saturn in Opposition). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. Saturn in Opposition is the older of the two (2007 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Saturn in Opposition| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Saturn in Opposition | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Ferzan Özpetek |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Pierfrancesco Favino, Stefano Accorsi, Luigi Diberti, Serra Yılmaz, Margherita Buy |
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…
Saturn in Opposition
This film focuses on contemporary 30- and 40-somethings trying to make sense of their lives in an age in which the old certainties have disappeared. Lorenzo and Davide make their lives together within a circle that includes Antonio and Angelica, married with children; Nerval and her policeman husband.
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