King Lear

King Lear

1988
★★★☆☆ 6.4/10
⏱️ 90 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
ComedyDrama
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.

Cast

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

Crew

Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Writer
Norman Mailer, Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Sellars
Producer
Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan, Jean-Luc Godard

Production

The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Keywords

post-apocalyptic futureplaywrightchernobylpostmodernism