King Lear (Criterion Collection) [DVD]

King Lear (Criterion Collection) [DVD]

Director: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Peter Sellars
Peter Sellars
, Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
, Molly Ringwald
Molly Ringwald
, Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
King Lear (Criterion Collection) [DVD]

King Lear (Criterion Collection) [DVD]

Director: Jean-Luc Godard Cast: Peter Sellars
Peter Sellars
, Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
, Molly Ringwald
Molly Ringwald
, Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard

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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
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