National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Straight Story
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for The Straight Story). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 52m. The Straight Story is the older of the two (1999 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Straight Story| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Straight Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | David Lynch |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Sissy Spacek, Richard Farnsworth, Jack Walsh, Jane Galloway Heitz, Joseph A. Carpenter |
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 Straight Story
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in Wisconsin, while Alvin is stuck in Iowa with no car and no driver's license. Then he hits on the idea of making the trip on his old lawnmower, thus beginning a picturesque and at times deeply spiritual odyssey.
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