National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Silent Friend
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Silent Friend). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 27m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Silent Friend| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Silent Friend | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 27m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Ildikó Enyedi |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Léa Seydoux, Rainer Bock, Sylvester Groth, Martin Wuttke |
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…
Silent Friend
On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the prestigious botany department, confronting the sexism of both professors and peers. In 1972, amidst counterculture movements, a reserved student finds his attention captured by a fellow housemate and…
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