National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Girl in the Snow
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.7/10 for The Girl in the Snow). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 38m. 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 Girl in the Snow| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Girl in the Snow | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Louise Hémon |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Sharif Andoura, Galatea Bellugi, Matthieu Lucci, Samuel Kircher, Oscar Pons |
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 in the Snow
1899. On a stormy night, Aimée, a young Republican schoolteacher, arrives in a snowy hamlet on the edge of the Alps. Despite the mistrust of the inhabitants, she is determined to shed light on their dark beliefs. As she blends into the life of the community, a sensual vertigo grows within her.
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