National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Teachers' Lounge
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for The Teachers' Lounge). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 38m. 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 Teachers' Lounge| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Teachers' Lounge | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | İlker Çatak |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Rafael Stachowiak, Leonie Benesch, Eva Löbau, Michael Klammer, Sarah Bauerett |
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 Teachers' Lounge
When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the matter. Caught between her ideals and the school system, the consequences of her actions threaten to break her.
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