National Theatre Live: Antigone vs sex, lies, and videotape
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for sex, lies, and videotape). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 41m. sex, lies, and videotape is the older of the two (1989 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
sex, lies, and videotape| National Theatre Live: Antigone | sex, lies, and videotape | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1989 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Steven Soderbergh |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | James Spader, Peter Gallagher, Andie MacDowell, Laura San Giacomo, Ron Vawter |
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…
sex, lies, and videotape
Ann, a frustrated wife, enters into counseling due to a troubled marriage. Unbeknownst to her, her husband John has begun an affair with her sister. When John’s best friend Graham arrives, his penchant for interviewing women about their sex lives forever changes John and Ann’s rocky marriage.
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