National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Synecdoche, New York
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.6/10 for Synecdoche, New York). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 4m. Synecdoche, New York is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Synecdoche, New York| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Synecdoche, New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Charlie Kaufman |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Jennifer Jason Leigh, Emily Watson, Hope Davis, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michelle Williams |
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…
Synecdoche, New York
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
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