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King Lear
Sign in to save1987 film by Jean-Luc Godard
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6.5A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Released: 1988-01-2291 minDir: Jean-Luc GodardComedy, DramaBudget: $1.0MBox office: $61,821
Cast
- Peter Sellars as William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
- Burgess Meredith as Don Learo
- Julie Delpy as Virginia
- Leos Carax as Edgar
- Molly Ringwald as Cordelia
- Jean-Luc Godard as Professor Pluggy
Themes
- post-apocalyptic future
- playwright
- chernobyl, ukraine
- postmodernism
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- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 811799
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- publication date
- 1987-01-01
- title
- King Lear
- review score
- 4.8/10
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Categories
1980s avant-garde and experimental films1987 American films1987 drama films1987 English-language films1987 filmsAmerican alternate history filmsAmerican avant-garde and experimental filmsAmerican drama filmsEnglish-language drama filmsFilms based on King LearFilms directed by Jean-Luc GodardFilms produced by Menahem GolanFilms produced by Yoram GlobusFilms set in SwitzerlandFilms shot in SwitzerlandGolan-Globus filmsTemplate film date with 2 release dates