National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Selfish Giant
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for The Selfish Giant). The Selfish Giant is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2013). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Selfish Giant| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Selfish Giant | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Clio Barnard |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Robert Emms, Lorraine Ashbourne, Ralph Ineson, Sean Gilder, Steve Evets |
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 Selfish Giant
A hyperactive boy and his best friend, a slow-witted youth with an affinity for horses, start collecting scrap metal for a shady dealer.
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