National Theatre Live: Antigone vs She Must Be Seeing Things
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for She Must Be Seeing Things). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 35m. She Must Be Seeing Things is the older of the two (1988 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
She Must Be Seeing Things| National Theatre Live: Antigone | She Must Be Seeing Things | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1988 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Sheila McLaughlin |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Ron Vawter, Sheila Dabney, Lois Weaver, Kyle deCamp, John Erdman |
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…
She Must Be Seeing Things
Agatha is an international lawyer, Jo a filmmaker. The two women are lovers. While Jo is on the road showing her films, Agatha discovers and reads her diaries. Problems ensue as Agatha's transgressions lead to jealousy and a spiraling cycle of sexual obsession.
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