National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The All American Hustler
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 1/10 for The All American Hustler). The All American Hustler is the shorter watch at 1h 5m compared with 1h 32m. The All American Hustler is the older of the two (1972 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The All American Hustler| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The All American Hustler | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 1.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1972 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 5m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Huck Walker |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Michael Pataki, Virgil Frye, Mickie Lynn, Candy Kay, Tricia Opal |
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…
The All American Hustler
This bleak, cinema vérité influenced film chronicles the last few days in the life of a sad LA prostitute and her heroin addicted friend.
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