National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Girls' Grave
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5/10 for The Girls' Grave). The Girls' Grave is the shorter watch at 17m compared with 1h 32m. The Girls' Grave is the older of the two (2011 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Girls' Grave| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Girls' Grave | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 17m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Carmen Jaquier |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Anissa Cadelli, Sharon Oberson, Paul Ferens, Etienne Garachon, Vincent Weber |
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 Girls' Grave
Sissi and Victoria are sisters. Whereas the younger is slowly emerging from the world of childhood, the elder tries in vain to be a grown up. In the room they share, Sissi is preparing for her gymnastic competition and Victoria has boys coming and going.
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