National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Tokyo Sonata
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Tokyo Sonata). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h . Tokyo Sonata is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Tokyo Sonata| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Tokyo Sonata | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Tao Tsuchiya, Kanji Tsuda, Denden, Koji Yakusho, Kyoko Koizumi |
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 Sonata
A young boy takes interest in piano while his family begins to disintegrate around him after his father loses his job.
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