King Lear (1988)
Jealous love leads to destruction.
1988 · PG · 1h 31m · Comedy, Drama
Genres: Comedy, Drama
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Writers: Peter Sellars, Jean-Luc Godard, Norman Mailer
Music by: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach
Cinematography: Sophie Maintigneux
Editor: Jean-Luc Godard
Budget: $1M
Cast
Peter Sellars as William Shakespeare Junior the FifthBurgess Meredith as Don LearoJulie Delpy as VirginiaLeos Carax as EdgarMolly Ringwald as CordeliaJean-Luc Godard as Professor PluggyWoody Allen as Mr. Alien (uncredited)Freddy Buache as Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)Menahem Golan as Self (voice) (uncredited)Suzanne Lanza as (uncredited)Kate Mailer as Self (uncredited)Norman Mailer as Self (uncredited)More like this
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