National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Dying Gaul
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.9/10 for The Dying Gaul). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 35m. The Dying Gaul is the older of the two (2005 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Dying Gaul| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Dying Gaul | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Craig Lucas |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Bill Camp, Elizabeth Marvel, Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, Ebon Moss-Bachrach |
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 Dying Gaul
A grief-stricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a three-way relationship with a woman and her film executive husband - to chilling results.
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