National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Butcher
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for The Butcher). The Butcher is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 32m. The Butcher is the older of the two (1998 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Butcher| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Butcher | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Aurelio Grimaldi |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Miki Manojlović, Alba Parietti, Lorenzo Majnoni, Giulio Base, Caterina Vertova |
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 Butcher
Alina is a brilliant and enterprising woman who runs a successful art gallery in Palermo. Her husband Daniele, a successful orchestra conductor, cultured and intelligent, is not a regular presence. One day, while accompanying Daniele to the airport, Alina feels a sense of emptiness. She will try to fill it with a butcher who is always joking and full of erotic allusions and who arouses a strong attraction in her.
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