National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The New Girlfriend
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for The New Girlfriend). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2014). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The New Girlfriend| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The New Girlfriend | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Polly Findlay | François Ozon |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Aurore Clément, Raphaël Personnaz, Anaïs Demoustier, Zita Hanrot, Alex Fondja |
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 New Girlfriend
A young woman makes a surprising discovery about the husband of her late best friend.
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