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6.5King Lear is a proud man who solicits praise from his three daughters in return for inheritance of the kingdom. Daughters Goneril and Regan profess their affection vehemently. Cordelia, who does not respect the process her father has chosen, does not humor him. Lear's perceived rejection from Cordelia leads to her banishment, thus splitting the kingdom between the other two. This hasty decision becomes his fatal error.
Released: 1970-07-10137 minDir: Peter BrookDrama
Cast
- Paul Scofield as King Lear
- Irene Worth as Goneril
- Susan Engel as Regan
- Anne-Lise Gabold as Cordelia
- Alan Webb as Gloucester
- Ian Hogg as Edmund
Themes
- infidelity
- romantic rivalry
- based on play or musical
- dysfunctional family
- murder
- betrayal
- sibling rivalry
- political unrest
- ostracism
- father daughter relationship
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- Duration
- 137
- FilmAffinity ID
- 939353
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- publication date
- 1971-11-22
- title
- King Lear
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King Lear
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Denmark
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William Shakespeare
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Samuel Beckett
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Jutland
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eschatology
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Columbia Pictures
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The New Yorker
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Night of the Living Dead
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theatre of the absurd
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Peter Brook
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Ran
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The History of the Kings of Britain
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Pauline Kael
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Royal Shakespeare Company
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The Dresser
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16 mm film
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