National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Short Summer
National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 41m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Short Summer| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Short Summer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Nastia Korkia |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Maiia Pleshkevich, Yakov Karykhalin, Aleksandr Karpushin, Vesna Jovanović, Aleksandr Feklistov |
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…
Short Summer
Katya, 8 years old, spends the summer with her grandparents in the countryside. Time stands still, adults remain silent, and a war in the background destroys lives. Meanwhile, kids are growing up and the clouds are flying.
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