National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Scent of a Woman
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for Scent of a Woman). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 36m. Scent of a Woman is the older of the two (1992 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Scent of a Woman| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Scent of a Woman | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1992 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 36m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Martin Brest |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Matt Smith, Gabrielle Anwar, James Rebhorn, Todd Louiso, Philip Seymour Hoffman |
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…
Scent of a Woman
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
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