National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Minister
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for The Minister). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 55m. The Minister is the older of the two (2011 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Minister| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Minister | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Pierre Schoeller |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Olivier Gourmet, Arly Jover, François Vincentelli, Jacques Boudet, François Chattot |
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 Minister
Transport Minister Bertrand Saint-Jean is awoken in the middle of the night by his head of staff. A bus has gone off the road into a gully. He has no choice but to go to the scene of the accident. Thus begins the odyssey of a politician in a world that is increasingly more complex and hostile.
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