National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Top 1
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.4/10 for Top 1). Top 1 is the shorter watch at 52m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Top 1| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Top 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 52m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Artemio Abad |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Armani Hector, Christy Imperial, Renz Tantoco, Mariane Saint, Catherine Valles |
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…
Top 1
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