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King Lear is a 1987 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play in the avant-garde style of French New Wave cinema. The script (originally assigned to Norman Mailer but not used) was primarily by Peter Sellars and Tom Luddy.
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Apr 3, 2002 · King Lear: Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. With Woody Allen, Freddy Buache, Leos Carax, Julie Delpy. A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
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- Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
- Jean-Luc Godard
- 2002-04-03
King Lear. As the world recovers from the destruction of the Chernobyl disaster, William Shakespeare Jr. the Fifth (Peter Sellars) attempts to restore the human race's great works of art. His...
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- Jean-Luc Godard
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- Burgess Meredith
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Mar 25, 2009 · 1987 King Lear: Fear and Loathing by Jean Luc-Godard. Jean Luc-Godard uses here the idea of King Lear and an odd assortment of famous people—Peter Sellers, Norman Mailer, Woody Allen,...
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Mar 19, 2009 · We are blessed with eleven film versions of King Lear (including the announced release of the McKellen film). While we might say that some are better than others, each has value and...
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A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
King Lear is a 1987 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play in the style of experimental French New Wave cinema. The script was primarily by Peter Sellars and Tom Luddy.