King Lear (1988)
“Jealous love leads to destruction.”
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
King Lear is a 1988 movie. Genres: Comedy, Drama. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Main cast: Peter Sellars, Burgess Meredith, Julie Delpy, Leos Carax, Molly Ringwald. Runtime: 91 minutes. Its average rating is 6.5 out of 10, from 36 votes.
Release dateJanuary 22, 1988
Runtime1 h 31 min
Budget$1,000,000
Box office$61,821
DirectorJean-Luc Godard
ScreenplayJean-Luc Godard, Richard Debuisne, William Shakespeare
Original languageEN
IMDbtt0093349
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ChernobylPlaywrightPost-apocalyptic futurePostmodernismChernobyl, ukraine