National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Things We Lost in the Fire
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for Things We Lost in the Fire). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 53m. Things We Lost in the Fire is the older of the two (2007 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Things We Lost in the Fire| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Things We Lost in the Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Susanne Bier |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Halle Berry, Omar Benson Miller, Liam James, Paula Newsome, Benicio del Toro |
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 We Lost in the Fire
A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.
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