National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Perks of Being a Wallflower
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for The Perks of Being a Wallflower). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 43m. Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Perks of Being a Wallflower| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Stephen Chbosky |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Mae Whitman, Nicholas Braun, Logan Lerman, Melanie Lynskey, Dylan McDermott |
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 Perks of Being a Wallflower
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.
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