National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Last Black Man in San Francisco
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for The Last Black Man in San Francisco). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 1m. 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 Last Black Man in San Francisco| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Joe Talbot |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Jonathan Majors, Finn Wittrock, Tichina Arnold, Mike Epps, Rob Morgan |
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 Last Black Man in San Francisco
Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.
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