National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Swayamvaram
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for Swayamvaram). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 11m. Swayamvaram is the older of the two (1972 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Swayamvaram| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Swayamvaram | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1972 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 11m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | India |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Adoor Gopalakrishnan |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Madhu, Sharada, Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair, Adoor Bhavani, P C Soman |
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…
Swayamvaram
Vishwam and Sita, who resist the opposition from their families, elope and marry. The unemployed couple begin a happier married life, but soon land in a sea of perils without a source of income.
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