National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Shine
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Shine). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. Shine is the older of the two (1996 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Shine| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Shine | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Scott Hicks |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Noah Taylor, Nicholas Bell, Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, John Gielgud |
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…
Shine
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
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