National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Phoenix of Gloucester
The Phoenix of Gloucester is the shorter watch at 21m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2022). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Phoenix of Gloucester| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Phoenix of Gloucester | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 21m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | James Lucas |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Duran Fulton Brown, David Appleton, Owen Philips, Keisha Atwell, Calladine Jaggard |
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 Phoenix of Gloucester
Charlie, a frustrated writer, is sent to his ailing grandfather's crumbling country house and tasked with packing up all of his belongings. In a final meeting, his grandfather, now in a hospice, implores Charlie to retrieve the mysterious "Phoenix." Through the beauty of the house’s natural surroundings and a chance meeting with a local artist, Charlie starts to understand what his grandfather means.
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