National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Sisters of the Gion
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Sisters of the Gion). Sisters of the Gion is the shorter watch at 1h 9m compared with 1h 32m. Sisters of the Gion is the older of the two (1936 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Sisters of the Gion| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Sisters of the Gion | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1936 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 9m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Kenji Mizoguchi |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Isuzu Yamada, Yōko Umemura, Benkei Shiganoya, Eitarō Shindō, Taizō Fukami |
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…
Sisters of the Gion
Umekichi, a geisha in the Gion district of Kyoto, feels obliged to help her lover Furusawa when he asks to stay with her after becoming bankrupt and leaving his wife. However her younger sister Omocha tells her she is wasting her time and money on a loser. She thinks that they should both find wealthy patrons to support them. Omocha therefore tries various schemes to get rid of Furusawa, and set themselves up with better patrons.
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