National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Goldfinch
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for The Goldfinch). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 29m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2019). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Goldfinch| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Goldfinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 29m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | John Crowley |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Robert Joy, Aneurin Barnard, Jeffrey Wright, Oakes Fegley, Finn Wolfhard |
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 Goldfinch
A boy in New York is taken in by a wealthy family after his mother is killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In a rush of panic, he steals 'The Goldfinch', a painting that eventually draws him into a world of crime.
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