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King Lear

King Lear

1987Movie⏱️ 1h 30mPG
ComedyDramaSci-Fi
5.5
IMDB Rating
1,713 votes

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

Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Writers
Geoffrey of Monmouth, William Shakespeare, Richard Debuisne
Stars
Woody Allen, Freddy Buache, Leos Carax
Release Date
April 3, 2002
Language
French, English, Russian, Japanese
Country
United States, Bahamas, France, Switzerland
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 23
Reviews
📋 4.0K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Woody Allen
Woody Allen
as Mr. Alien
Freddy Buache
Freddy Buache
as Professor Quentin Kozintsev
Leos Carax
Leos Carax
as Edgar
Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy
as Virginia
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
as Professor Pluggy
Suzanne Lanza
Suzanne Lanza
👤
Kate Mailer
as Self
Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer
as Self
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
as Don Learo
👤
Michèle Pétin
as Journalist

💰 Box Office

$85,018
Worldwide Gross
$61,821
Domestic Gross
$8,756
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Rolle, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland
Production
The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

🏷️ Keywords

chernobyl disasterchernobylworldfilm within a filmart

🎯 Categories

FrenchComedyDramaSci-Fi

⭐ Featured Review

Some Weirdness
by gavin69422016-04-28
5/10

"Everything returns to normal after Chernobyl. That is, everything but art. Most of the great works are lost, and it is up to people like William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth to restore the lost artwork of the human race. He finds strange goings-on at a resort enough to remind him of all the lines of the play, dealing with mob boss Don Learo and his daughter Cordelia, a strange professor named Jean Luc-Godard, who repeatedly xeroxes his hand for no particular reason. I gave this film a low rating primarily because of the way I saw it, with a low quality of picture and sound. I think there is a..."

💡 Did You Know?

When he was starting out, Quentin Tarantino claimed on his CV that he had appeared in this film, as he guessed nobody would have seen it and know that he was lying.

📖 Synopsis

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