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King Lear

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King Lear

Jealous love leads to destruction.

6.4

1h 30m

1988

“Jealous love leads to destruction.”

Synopsis

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

Trailer

ComedyDrama

post-apocalyptic futureplaywrightchernobylpostmodernism

Cast & Crew

Peter Sellars

Peter Sellars

as William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

as Don Learo

Julie Delpy

Julie Delpy

as Virginia

Leos Carax

Leos Carax

as Edgar

Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

as Cordelia

Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

as Professor Pluggy

Woody Allen

Woody Allen

as Mr. Alien (uncredited)

Freddy Buache

Freddy Buache

as Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)

Menahem Golan

Menahem Golan

as Self (voice) (uncredited)

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