National Theatre Live: Antigone vs This Crazy Heart
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for This Crazy Heart). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2017). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
This Crazy Heart| National Theatre Live: Antigone | This Crazy Heart | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Marc Rothemund |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Elyas M'Barek, Jürgen Tonkel, Uwe Preuss, Philip Noah Schwarz, Nadine Wrietz |
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…
This Crazy Heart
When 30-ish rich kid Lenny has to take care of 15-year-old David, who’s suffering from heart disease, it’s the beginning of a wild adventure. Lenny fearlessly breaks all the rules to fulfill his young friend’s every wish.
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