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King Lear

King Lear (1988)

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
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Jealous love leads to destruction.

1h 31min

Overall average

5.0/10

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Plot

A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.

Genres

ComedyDrama

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleKing Lear
Original languageEnglish (EN)
Spoken languagesEnglish, Français, 日本語, Pусский
Production countriesUnited States of America
StatusReleased
Production companiesThe Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions
Release date22 gennaio 1988
Executive producerJean-Luc Godard
ProductionMenahem Golan, Yoram Globus, Tom Luddy
WriterPeter Sellars, Jean-Luc Godard, Norman Mailer, Richard Debuisne, William Shakespeare
EditingJean-Luc Godard
CinematographySophie Maintigneux, Alex Aurichio
Assistant directorsHervé Duhamel, Jean-Luc Godard
LightingJim Denny
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Release dates

Premiere

France / May 17, 1987 / Cannes Film Festival

Canada / Sep 15, 1987 / Toronto International Film Festival

Switzerland / Aug 06, 2021 / Locarno Film Festival

Limited release

United States / Jan 22, 1988 / PG / New York City, New York

Theatrical release

Switzerland / Dec 11, 1989 / French-Speaking Region (Geneva)

Japan / Aug 10, 1998

France / Apr 03, 2002 / TP

Physical media

Japan / Jul 13, 1990 / VHS

Italy / Jan 01, 2013

United States / Feb 11, 2025

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