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King Lear is a french film of genre Drama directed by Jean-Luc Godard released in USA on 15 september 1987 with Burgess Meredith
King Lear (1987)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 15 september 1987
Length 1h30
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
OriginFrance
Themes Théâtre, Political films, Films based on plays, Films based on works by William Shakespeare, Films about royalty
Rating54%
King Lear is a 1987 cinematic adaptation of the Shakespeare play of the same title, directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The script is primarily by Peter Sellars and Tom Luddy. The film's plot, centred on a late descendant of Shakespeare attempting to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilisation, is centred on a resort in Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland.
Synopsis
L'écrivain Norman Mailer doit écrire une nouvelle version du Roi Lear de William Shakespeare. L'histoire se déroule après la catastrophe survenue à Tchernobyl, la vie est revenue à la normale, mais l'art n'existe plus. William Shakespeare junior, cinquième du nom, se lance alors à la recherche d'oeuvres disparues. Il découvre un ponte de la mafia, Don Learo, et sa fille, Cordelia, qui entretiennent des rapports conflictuels.Actors
Burgess Meredith
(Don Learo)
Molly Ringwald
(Cordelia)
Woody Allen
(Mr. Alien)
Leos Carax
(Edgar)
Julie Delpy
(Virginia)
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