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King Lear (1988) · Cineora

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A JEAN-LUC GODARD FILM

King Lear

19881h 31mPGMovie

ComedyDrama

IMDb5.5/ 10 · 1.8K votes

JEALOUS LOVE LEADS TO DESTRUCTION.

A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.

Quirky
Dark
Thought-provoking
Dystopia
Art
Family

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Moderate
Complexity: Demanding

Good for watching alone, late nights and talking about after.

DirectorJean-Luc Godard

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.5 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Peter SellarsWilliam Shakespeare Junior the Fifth

Burgess MeredithDon Learo

Julie DelpyVirginia

Leos CaraxEdgar

Molly RingwaldCordelia

Jean-Luc GodardProfessor Pluggy

Woody AllenMr. Alien (uncredited)

Freddy BuacheProfessor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)

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