National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Story of Piera
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.7/10 for The Story of Piera). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. The Story of Piera is the older of the two (1983 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Story of Piera| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Story of Piera | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1983 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Marco Ferreri |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Isabelle Huppert, Hanna Schygulla, Marcello Mastroianni, Laura Trotter, Lina Bernardi |
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 Story of Piera
Piera is a young woman who grows up under the parentage of two extremely original overseers: both her mother and father have incestuous relations with her before they are committed to insane asylums. A special connection, between a mother and her daughter, full of sensuality and complicity, has allowed to portray a family full of fears, rather unbalanced, but nevertheless searching infinite love.
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