National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt vs The Swimmers
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.4/10 for The Swimmers). The Swimmers is the shorter watch at 2h 14m compared with 2h 20m. Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
The Swimmers| National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt | The Swimmers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2022 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 2h 14m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Patrick Marber | Sally El Hosaini |
| Main cast | Arty Froushan, Eleanor Wyld, Joshua Satine, Aidan McArdle, Wesley Holloway | Ali Suliman, James Floyd, Matthias Schweighöfer, Bridgitta Roy, Alfredo Tavares |
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 Swimmers
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use.
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