National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Something About Her
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 2.5/10 for Something About Her). Something About Her is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2021). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Something About Her| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Something About Her | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 2.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Carl Colpaert |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Anna Diop, Anthony Michael Hall, Beth Broderick, Andrew Ableson, Sherilyn Fenn |
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…
Something About Her
A story of an improbable friendship between a Santa Barbara socialite, suffering from ALS and her caretaker from Senegal.
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