National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Sparrow in the Chimney
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.6/10 for The Sparrow in the Chimney). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 57m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Sparrow in the Chimney| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Sparrow in the Chimney | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Ramon Zürcher |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Britta Hammelstein, Andreas Döhler, Maren Eggert, Luise Heyer, Milian Zerzawy |
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 Sparrow in the Chimney
Karen and Markus live with their children in Karen’s parents’ house. Karen’s sister Jule travels with her family to Markus’ birthday party. While Karen takes everyone’s breath away with her domineering manner, Jule is the complete opposite. Gradually a front forms against Karen until everything escalates into a fiery inferno. An inferno that destroys the old to create the new.
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