National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Quiet Girl
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for The Quiet Girl). 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 2022). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Quiet Girl| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Quiet Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Colm Bairéad |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Andrew Bennett, Michael Patric, Carrie Crowley, Catherine Clinch, Kate Nic Chonaonaigh |
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 Quiet Girl
A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with relatives for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.
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