National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Novice
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for The Novice). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 34m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2021). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Novice| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Novice | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Lauren Hadaway |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Neil Babcock, Amy Forsyth, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jonathan Cherry, Nikki Duval |
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 Novice
A college freshman joins her university's rowing team and undertakes an obsessive physical and psychological journey to make it to the top varsity boat, no matter the cost.
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