National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Uncertainty Principle
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for The Uncertainty Principle). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 13m. The Uncertainty Principle is the older of the two (2002 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Uncertainty Principle| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Uncertainty Principle | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 13m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | António Fonseca, Leonor Baldaque, Leonor Silveira, Isabel Ruth, Ricardo Trêpa |
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 Uncertainty Principle
Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family.
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