National Theatre Live: King Lear vs Our Song
Our Song has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for National Theatre Live: King Lear). Our Song is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 3h 25m. National Theatre Live: King Lear is the older of the two (2014 against 2023). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: King Lear
Our Song| National Theatre Live: King Lear | Our Song | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2023 |
| Length | 3h 25m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Music |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Robin Lough, Sam Mendes | Oh Seong-soo |
| Main cast | Sam Troughton, Paapa Essiedu, Adrian Scarborough, Simon Manyonda, Stanley Townsend | Son Kang-gook, Han Gi-chan, Park Soo-bin, Oh Jin-seok, Ryu Hwa-young |
Synopsis
National Theatre Live: King Lear
An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Our Song
A song like a miracle falls in front of 20-year-old Joseph who has nothing. One day while they were having a happy time singing 'that song' like fate, a man with everything, even the owner of the song, appears in front of Joseph.
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