National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Living Corpse
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.3/10 for The Living Corpse). The Living Corpse is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 32m. The Living Corpse is the older of the two (1929 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Living Corpse| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Living Corpse | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1929 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 22m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Fyodor Otsep |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Vsevolod Pudovkin, Maria Jacobini, Viola Garden, Julia Serda, Nato Vachnadze |
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 Living Corpse
The central character of the play, Fedor Protasov, is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza has never really chosen between him and the more conventional Victor Karenin, a rival for her hand. He wants to kill himself, but doesn't have the nerve. Running away from his life, he first falls in with Gypsies, and into a sexual relationship with a Gypsy singer, Masha.
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