Comedy ·Drama · United States of America · 1988 · 1h 30m

King Lear

Director

Cast

Peter Sellars as William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth Burgess Meredith as Don Learo Julie Delpy as Virginia Leos Carax as Edgar Molly Ringwald as Cordelia Jean-Luc Godard as Professor Pluggy

Crew

Sophie Maintigneux — Director of Photography Jean-Luc Godard — Editor Jean-Luc Godard — Writer Peter Sellars — Writer Norman Mailer — Writer Richard Debuisne — Writer

Tagline

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Jean-Luc Godard Director Sophie Maintigneux Director of Photography Jean-Luc Godard Editor Jean-Luc Godard Writer Peter Sellars Writer Norman Mailer Writer Richard Debuisne Writer Yoram Globus Producer Menahem Golan Producer

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