National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt vs The Queen
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7/10 for The Queen). The Queen is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 2h 20m. The Queen is the older of the two (2006 against 2022). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
The Queen| National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt | The Queen | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Patrick Marber | Stephen Frears |
| Main cast | Arty Froushan, Eleanor Wyld, Joshua Satine, Aidan McArdle, Wesley Holloway | Roger Allam, Michael Sheen, Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Helen McCrory |
Synopsis
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
At the beginning of the 20th century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna, Austria. But Hermann Merz, a factory owner and baptised Jew now married to Catholic Gretl, has moved up in the world. We follow his family’s story across half a century, passing through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. A company of 40 actors represent each generation of the family in…
The Queen
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning.
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