National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Swan
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for The Swan). The Swan is the shorter watch at 17m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2023). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Swan| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Swan | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 17m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Wes Anderson |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Friend, Truman Hanks, Asa Jennings, Eliel Ford |
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 Swan
Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.
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