National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Bookshop
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for The Bookshop). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2017). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Bookshop| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Bookshop | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Isabel Coixet |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Patricia Clarkson, Frances Barber, Bill Nighy, Charlotte Vega, Emily Mortimer |
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 Bookshop
Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.
Where to watch
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