National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Souffleur
The Souffleur is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Souffleur| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Souffleur | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 18m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Argentina |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Gastón Solnicki |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Willem Dafoe, Stéphanie Argerich, Lilly Lindner, Claus Philip, Gastón Solnicki |
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 Souffleur
Lucius Glantz, a veteran hotel manager in Vienna, fights to save his beloved establishment from a scheming realtor's plan to demolish it, leading to a clash of wills that even affects the hotel's renowned soufflé recipe.
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