National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Foreground
National Theatre Live: Antigone and The Foreground are tied on audience score (10/10). The Foreground is the shorter watch at 1h 6m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Foreground| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Foreground | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 6m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Ty Jacob |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Ty Jacob, Bill Walker, Steven Vinci, Claire Monnier, Joshua Nance |
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 Foreground
A man searches for inspiration in travel and the mundane after the failure of a project.
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