National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Tokyo Decadence
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.9/10 for Tokyo Decadence). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 53m. Tokyo Decadence is the older of the two (1992 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Tokyo Decadence| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Tokyo Decadence | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1992 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Ryū Murakami |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Miho Nikaido, Sayoko Amano, Tenmei Kano, Kan Mikami, Masahiko Shimada |
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…
Tokyo Decadence
A submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.
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