National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Bow
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for The Bow). The Bow is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 32m. The Bow is the older of the two (2005 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Bow| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Bow | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Kim Ki-duk |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Han Yeo-reum, Shin Taek-gi, Kim Ik-tae, Jeon Kuk-hwan, Jeon Seong-hwan |
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 Bow
On a fishing boat at sea, a 60-year old man has been raising a girl since she was a child. It is agreed that they will get married on her 17th birthday. They live a quiet and secluded life, renting the boat to day fishermen and practicing strange divination rites. Their life changes when a teenage student comes aboard.
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