National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Ring Finger
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.3/10 for The Ring Finger). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 40m. The Ring Finger is the older of the two (2005 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Ring Finger| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Ring Finger | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Diane Bertrand |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Édith Scob, Olga Kurylenko, Stipe Erceg, Hanns Zischler, Fabienne Luchetti |
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 Ring Finger
When she is slightly hurt in the factory where she works, Iris quits her job and finds a new one as an assistant in a laboratory of a very peculiar kind. Without fully grasping what is at play around her, she gradually engages in a disturbing love affair with her enigmatic employer.
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