National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for The Death & Life of John F. Donovan). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 3m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2019). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Xavier Dolan |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Kit Harington, Thandiwe Newton, Emily Hampshire, Amara Karan, Natalie Portman |
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 Death & Life of John F. Donovan
A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
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