National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Last Temptation of Christ
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for The Last Temptation of Christ). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 44m. The Last Temptation of Christ is the older of the two (1988 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Last Temptation of Christ| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Last Temptation of Christ | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1988 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 44m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Gary Basaraba, Roberts Blossom |
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 Temptation of Christ
Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.
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