National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Thérèse
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.8/10 for Thérèse). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Thérèse| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Thérèse | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Claude Miller |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Stanley Weber, Audrey Tautou, Yves Jacques, Alba Gaïa Bellugi, Anaïs Demoustier |
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…
Thérèse
An unhappily married woman struggles to break free from social pressures and her boring suburban setting.
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