National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Antique
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for The Antique). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 12m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Antique| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Antique | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Rusudan Glurjidze |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Vladimir Vdovichenkov, Goran Bogdan, Salome Demuria, Sergey Dreyden, Vladimir Daushvili |
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 Antique
A young Georgian man named Lado is involved in smuggling antique furniture from Georgia to Russia. Medea, Lado’s girlfriend, buys herself an apartment in St. Peterburg’s historic center. At the time of the unlawful deportation of thousands of Georgians from Russia, Lado is caught and deported.
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