National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The House of Sand
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for The House of Sand). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 55m. The House of Sand is the older of the two (2005 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The House of Sand| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The House of Sand | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | Brazil |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Andrucha Waddington |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Enrique Díaz, Fernanda Montenegro, Seu Jorge, Fernanda Torres, Emiliano Queiroz |
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 Sand
A woman is taken along with her mother in 1910 to a far-away desert by her husband, and after his passing, is forced to spend the next 59 years of her life hopelessly trying to escape it.
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