National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Scary Mother
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.8/10 for Scary Mother). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 47m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2017). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Scary Mother| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Scary Mother | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Ana Urushadze |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Nato Murvanidze, Dimitri Tatishvili, Ramaz Ioseliani, Avtandil Makharadze, Darejan Kharshiladze |
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…
Scary Mother
A 50-year-old housewife, Manana, struggles with her dilemma - she has to choose between her family life and her passion, writing, which she had repressed for years - she decides to follow her passion and plunges herself into writing, sacrificing to it mentally and physically.
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