

King Lear
1988 · Movie · 1h 31m · PG
ComedyDrama
"Jealous love leads to destruction."
Overview
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Ratings
IMDb
5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
69%
Key crew
- Jean-Luc GodardWriter
- Jean-Luc GodardDirector
- Peter SellarsWriter
- Norman MailerWriter
- Richard DebuisneWriter
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)
- Menahem GolanSelf (voice) (uncredited)
- Suzanne Lanza(uncredited)
- Kate MailerSelf (uncredited)
- Norman MailerSelf (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
post-apocalyptic futureplaywrightchernobyl, ukrainepostmodernism











