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6.5A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Released: 1988-01-2291 minDir: Jean-Luc GodardComedy, DramaBudget: $1.0MBox office: $61,821
Cast
- Peter Sellars as William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
- Burgess Meredith as Don Learo
- Julie Delpy as Virginia
- Leos Carax as Edgar
- Molly Ringwald as Cordelia
- Jean-Luc Godard as Professor Pluggy
Themes
- post-apocalyptic future
- playwright
- chernobyl, ukraine
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King Lear est un film français réalisé par Jean-Luc Godard, sorti en 1987. Le film est une adaptation de la tragédie en cinq actes Le Roi Lear de William Shakespeare, le 26 décembre 1606 au Palais de Whitehall.
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1980s avant-garde and experimental films1987 American films1987 drama films1987 English-language films1987 filmsAmerican alternate history filmsAmerican avant-garde and experimental filmsAmerican drama filmsEnglish-language drama filmsFilms based on King LearFilms directed by Jean-Luc GodardFilms produced by Menahem Golan