National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Spring of the Scorpions
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.4/10 for The Spring of the Scorpions). The Spring of the Scorpions is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 32m. The Spring of the Scorpions is the older of the two (1971 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Spring of the Scorpions| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Spring of the Scorpions | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1971 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Francisco del Villar |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Isela Vega, Enrique Álvarez Félix, Carlos Lucio Manzano, Lucy Gallardo, Milton Rodríguez |
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 Spring of the Scorpions
A lady photographer and her preteen son on vacation at a beautiful Mexican resort, befriend two men whose homosexual relationship is going through some tough times.
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