King Lear

King Lear

2018 · 115 min · EN · 6.0 (79 votes)

Dir. Richard Eyre · Starring Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Jim Broadbent, Florence Pugh, Jim Carter · Music Stephen Warbeck

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An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.

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A stark, brutal descent into familial ruin. This adaptation feels raw and immediate, capturing the chilling inevitability of tragedy against a backdrop of political decay and personal madness.

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