National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Things to Come
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for Things to Come). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 42m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2016). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Things to Come| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Things to Come | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Mia Hansen-Løve |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Édith Scob, Isabelle Huppert, André Marcon, Élise Lhomeau, Lina Benzerti |
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…
Things to Come
Nathalie teaches philosophy at a high school in Paris. She is passionate about her job and particularly enjoys passing on the pleasure of thinking. Married with two children, she divides her time between her family, former students and her very possessive mother. One day, Nathalie’s husband announces he is leaving her for another woman. With freedom thrust upon her, Nathalie must reinvent her life.
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