National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Scenes from the Goldmine
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.9/10 for Scenes from the Goldmine). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 39m. Scenes from the Goldmine is the older of the two (1987 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Scenes from the Goldmine| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Scenes from the Goldmine | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1987 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Marc Rocco |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Joe Pantoliano, Steve Railsback, Alex Rocco, Lee Ving, Jean Cromie |
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…
Scenes from the Goldmine
A girl trying to make it in the 1980's New Wave rock and roll scene in L.A.
Where to watch
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