National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Motive
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for The Motive). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2017). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Motive| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Motive | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Mexico |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Manuel Martín Cuenca |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Adriana Paz, Tenoch Huerta Mejía, Javier Gutiérrez, Antonio de la Torre, Adelfa Calvo |
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 Motive
Álvaro, a man obsessed with the idea of writing what he brands as “high literature,” manipulates the lives and feelings of the people around him to write about the consequences caused by his devious acts.
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