King Lear
“Jealous love leads to destruction.”
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Screenplay
Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Sellars
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Release
Jan 22, 1988
Budget
$1M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
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Cast
Peter Sellars
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Burgess Meredith
Don Learo
Julie Delpy
Virginia
Leos Carax
Edgar
Molly Ringwald
Cordelia
Jean-Luc Godard
Professor Pluggy
Woody Allen
Mr. Alien (uncredited)
Freddy Buache
Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Suzanne Lanza
(uncredited)
Michèle Pétin
Journalist (uncredited)
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King Lear
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