King Lear

King Lear

1988 · 91 min · EN · PG · 6.5 (36 votes)
Dir. Jean-Luc Godard · Starring Peter Sellars, Burgess Meredith, Julie Delpy, Leos Carax, Molly Ringwald, Jean-Luc Godard

“Jealous love leads to destruction.”

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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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A hauntingly bleak vision of a world struggling to remember its past. It's a slow, deliberate descent into existential dread, punctuated by moments of dark, absurd humor. A challenging but rewarding watch for those who appreciate philosophical depth.

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