National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Way to Mandalay
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for The Way to Mandalay). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 49m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2018). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Way to Mandalay| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Way to Mandalay | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Ole Bornedal |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Petrine Agger, Rikke Louise Andersson, Henrik Noël Olesen, Paw Henriksen, Peter Mygind |
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 Way to Mandalay
The Way to Mandalay tells the story of one of Denmark's greatest and most beloved musicians. The film takes us on a journey from Mogenson's childhood to manhood and throughout his career which spanned more than twenty years, first with great success in a popular vocal group and later as a successful solo artist. There is a long period that John Mogensen can never be satisfied and he is confused by what are the things he truely loves and is…
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