National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Square
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for The Square). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 31m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2017). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Square| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Square | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Ruben Östlund |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary, Claes Bang, Christopher Læssø |
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 Square
A prestigious Stockholm museum's chief art curator finds himself in times of both professional and personal crisis as he attempts to set up a controversial new exhibit.
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