National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Hours
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for The Hours). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. The Hours is the older of the two (2002 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Hours| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Stephen Daldry |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Ed Harris, Miranda Richardson, Nicole Kidman, Toni Collette, Julianne Moore |
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 Hours
The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.
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