National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Flower Girl
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for The Flower Girl). The Flower Girl is the older of the two (1951 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Flower Girl| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Flower Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1951 |
| Length | 1h 32m | – |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Zhu Shilin |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Li Li-Hua, Han Fei, Wang Yuan-Long, Li Tse-Yu, Bai Shen |
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 Flower Girl
A Chinese drama
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