National Theatre Live: Antigone vs White Paws
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.1/10 for White Paws). White Paws is the older of the two (1949 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
White Paws| National Theatre Live: Antigone | White Paws | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1949 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Jean Grémillon |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Fernand Ledoux, Suzy Delair, Paul Bernard, Arlette Thomas, Michel Bouquet |
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…
White Paws
An eccentric man endangers himself when he makes advances toward the girlfriend of a saloon keeper.
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