National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Father
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.1/10 for The Father). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 37m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2020). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Father| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Father | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Florian Zeller |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Mark Gatiss, Olivia Colman, Anthony Hopkins, Imogen Poots, Olivia Williams |
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 Father
A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
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