National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Strange Says the Angel
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.9/10 for Strange Says the Angel). Strange Says the Angel is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2017). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Strange Says the Angel| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Strange Says the Angel | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 18m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | France |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Shalimar Preuss |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Hélène Iratchet, Jean-Claude Iratchet, Roselyne Iratchet, Nina Iratchet, Bruno Iratchet |
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…
Strange Says the Angel
Seven-year-old Nina cannot be her aunt’s daughter. Nor can she be her father’s lover. In this world threatened by contamination, what then is Nina’s place?
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