Film

King Lear

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USA, France · 1987 · DCP 4K · Color · 91' · o.v. English

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In an apocalyptic post-Chernobyl scenario, the values of Western humanism are lost. Young William Shakespeare Jr. tries to revive his ancestor’s celebrated tragedy but struggles to remember it. Produced by Menahem Golan’s Cannon, the film boasts a cast that includes Woody Allen, Leos Carax, Molly Ringwald, Freddy Buache, Burgess Meredith and writer Norman Mailer.


Information

Director

Jean-Luc Godard

Cast

Burgess Meredith, Jean-Luc Godard, Leos Carax, Peter Sellars, Woody Allen

Producer

Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus

Executive producer

Jean-Luc Godard

Cinematography

Sophie Maintigneux

Editing

Jean-Luc Godard

Music

Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven

Production

Golan-Globus Productions

The Cannon Group

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