National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Aviator
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for The Aviator). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 50m. The Aviator is the older of the two (2004 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Aviator| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Aviator | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 50m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Jude Law, Frances Conroy, Kate Beckinsale, Matt Ross, Cate Blanchett |
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 Aviator
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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