National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Green Grass
National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 54m. 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 Green Grass| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Green Grass | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Tiffany Edwards |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Jorge Diaz, Kibwe Dorsey, Yavette Green, Marc De Stefano, Mary Leonard |
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 Green Grass
When money, power and success are at an all- time high Shawn has to dig deep within himself to stop his life from spinning wildly out of control. In the aftermath he'll count up the cost of, "The Green Grass."
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