National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Two Lost in a Dirty Night
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Two Lost in a Dirty Night). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 40m. Two Lost in a Dirty Night is the older of the two (2002 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Two Lost in a Dirty Night| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Two Lost in a Dirty Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | José Joffily |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | David Herman, Débora Falabella, Roberto Bomtempo, Guy Camilleri, John Gilleece |
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…
Two Lost in a Dirty Night
In New York City, an illegal immigrant gets into trouble because of his relationship with a self-destructive prostitute.
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