National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Crossing I
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for The Crossing I). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 9m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2014). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Crossing I| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Crossing I | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | China |
| Director | Polly Findlay | John Woo |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Zhang Ziyi, Angeles Woo, Jack Kao, Song Hye-kyo, Masami Nagasawa |
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 Crossing I
At the end of the World War II and the middle of the Chinese Revolution, three couples from different backgrounds with different nationalities flee from China to the island of Taiwan.
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