King Lear (Criterion Collection) [DVD]

Director: Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard

Overview

Two highly talented and innovative directors-filmdom's Jean-Luc Godard and the theatre world's Peter Sellars - join forces in this unusual (to say the least) slant on Shakespeare's King Lear. The Bard's tale of an aging monarch destroyed by false flattery and foolish pride is conveyed with offbeat lighting and sound effects, rendering the text virtually expendable. Even Godard's most fervent followers were at a loss to explain some of their idol's creative choices in this 91-minute absurdist exercise. Chances are, however, that you'll stick through it, rough going though it is in spots. After all, how many other Shakespearean adaptations can boast a cast that includes Burgess Meredith, Molly Ringwald, Woody Allen and Norman Mailer?

Product Details

Release Date:	02/11/2025
UPC:	0715515308311
Original Release:	1987
Rating:	PG
Source:	Criterion Collection
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Peter Sellars	William Shakespeare Jr., the Fifth
Burgess Meredith	Don Learo
Molly Ringwald	Cordelia
Jean-Luc Godard	Professor
Woody Allen	Mr. Alien
Norman Mailer	Himself,Herself
Leos Carax	Edgar
Ray Smith	Actor
Julie Delpy	Actor
Suzanne Lanza	Actor

Technical Credits

Jean-Luc Godard	Director
Yoram Globus	Producer
Menahem Golan	Producer