National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Garden of Earthly Delights
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.5/10 for The Garden of Earthly Delights). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 4m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Garden of Earthly Delights| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Garden of Earthly Delights | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Netherlands |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Morgan Knibbe |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | JP Rodriguez, Benjamin Moen, Francesca Dela Cruz, Bunny Cadag, Jakab Golding |
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 Garden of Earthly Delights
In the slums of Manila, 11-year-old Ginto dreams of gang life over scavenging, rejecting his sister Asia’s care as she turns to sex work to survive. As Ginto falls for another boy in the gang, he’s forced to confront his identity and desires amid violence and poverty. Meanwhile, Dutch tourist Michael, consumed by dark impulses, descends into the city’s red-light district. When their paths cross, Ginto faces an impossible choice that will shape…
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