National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Wakefield
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Wakefield). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 46m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2017). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Wakefield| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Robin Swicord |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Bryan Cranston, Ian Anthony Dale, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Jennifer Garner, Beverly D'Angelo |
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…
Wakefield
A man's nervous breakdown causes him to leave his wife and live in his attic for several months.
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