National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Lost Man
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.2/10 for The Lost Man). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 2m. The Lost Man is the older of the two (1969 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Lost Man| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Lost Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1969 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Robert Alan Aurthur |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Dick Anthony Williams, Sidney Poitier, Al Freeman Jr., Richard Dysart, Lee Weaver |
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 Lost Man
A gang of black militants plots to rob a factory to finance their "revolutionary struggle."
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