National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Frogs
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.6/10 for The Frogs). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 33m. The Frogs is the older of the two (1985 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Frogs| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Frogs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1985 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Şerif Gören |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Ali Demir, Hülya Koçyiğit, Talat Bulut, Yavuzer Çetinkaya, Metin Çekmez |
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 Frogs
In the half-light of dawn, Halil falls down dead, murdered. His wife, Elmas, cries for justice, but, in fact, there will be no investigation. Life goes on for Elmas: during the day she works in the rice paddies with her little boy and, at night, she goes to catch frogs with the other villagers.
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