National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The First Day of the Rest of Your Life
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for The First Day of the Rest of Your Life). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 54m. The First Day of the Rest of Your Life is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Rémi Bezançon |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Stanley Weber, Cécile Cassel, Gilles Lellouche, Marc-André Grondin, Déborah François |
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 First Day of the Rest of Your Life
A sprawling drama centered on five key days in a family's life.
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