National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Girl From The Marsh Croft
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for The Girl From The Marsh Croft). The Girl From The Marsh Croft is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 1h 32m. The Girl From The Marsh Croft is the older of the two (1934 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Girl From The Marsh Croft| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Girl From The Marsh Croft | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1934 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 20m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Muhsin Ertuğrul |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Müfit Kiper, Ergun Köknar, Cahide Sonku, Talat Artemel, Feriha Tevfik |
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 Girl From The Marsh Croft
Aysel, while working for the strong Satilmiszade family, is seduced by her boss and becomes pregnant. Giving birth to the child, she applies to the court for alimony, but the father rejects the child. Ali, from another village is concerned with her situation, and he offers her a job: to accompany his disabled mother.
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