National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Lamp
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for The Lamp). The Lamp is the shorter watch at 8m compared with 1h 32m. The Lamp is the older of the two (1959 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Lamp| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Lamp | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1959 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 8m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Roman Polanski |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Roman Polanski |
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 Lamp
In waning winter light, a doll maker works in his shop, a kerosene lamp beside him, a jumble of dolls and doll parts, whole and broken, surrounding him. There are noises, too: a cuckoo clock chirps the workday's end. The artisan completes a repair and leaves, shuttering the shop from outside. Back inside, whispering begins. What else is in store for the shop's seemingly lifeless denizens?
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