King Lear

King Lear

6.5IMDb Score
Released:1988-01-22
Duration:91 min
Director:Jean-Luc Godard
Actors:Peter Sellars, Burgess Meredith, Julie Delpy, Leos Carax, Molly Ringwald
Production:The Cannon Group, Golan-Globus Productions

Overview:

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

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