National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Second Mother
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for The Second Mother). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 52m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2015). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Second Mother| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Second Mother | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Anna Muylaert |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Luis Miranda, Karine Teles, Regina Casé, Camila Márdila, Lourenço Mutarelli |
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 Second Mother
After leaving her daughter Jessica in a small town in Pernambuco to be raised by relatives, Val spends the next 13 years working as a nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She has financial stability but has to live with the guilt of having not raised Jessica herself. As Fabinho’s university entrance exams approach, Jessica reappears in her life and seems to want to give her mother a second chance. However, Jessica has not been raised to be a servant…
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