National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The House of Pleasure
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.2/10 for The House of Pleasure). The House of Pleasure is the shorter watch at 1h 21m compared with 1h 32m. The House of Pleasure is the older of the two (1994 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The House of Pleasure| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The House of Pleasure | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 21m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Joe D'Amato |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Irina Kramer, Nick Nicholson, Marc Gosálvez, Liezl Santos |
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 House of Pleasure
Lord Gregory Hutton takes his beautiful young wife Eleanore on a business trip to the Far East for their honeymoon. They stay at the house of Lin, a young local owner of a silk farm and fashion factory whose father only recently died. Lady Eleanor finds herself attracted to Lin and soon is tempted by his advances. But it is not all as it seems. Lord Gregory seems more and more indifferent, and Lady Eleanor starts to get confused. Money is in…
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