National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Children's Train
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for The Children's Train). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 46m. 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 Children's Train| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Children's Train | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Italy |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Cristina Comencini |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Nunzia Schiano, Barbara Ronchi, Serena Rossi, Christian Cervone, Stefano Accorsi |
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 Children's Train
In late 1940s Italy, a mother makes the difficult decision to send her son to the north, where he catches glimpses of a new life away from poverty.
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