National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Winter Sleep
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Winter Sleep). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 3h 16m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2014). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Winter Sleep| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Winter Sleep | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 3h 16m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Nuri Bilge Ceylan |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Nejat İşler, Haluk Bilginer, Demet Akbağ, Melisa Sözen, Ayberk Pekcan |
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…
Winter Sleep
Aydın is a hotel owner and a retired actor in rural Turkey. As winter emerges he begins navigating the conflicts within the relationships with his wife, sister and existence.
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