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Jealous love leads to destruction.

King Lear

6.5 / 10 6.5 1988 1h 31mPG

ComedyDrama

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

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard

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CAST

The people behind the story

Peter Sellars

Peter SellarsWilliam Shakespeare Junior the Fifth

Burgess Meredith

Burgess MeredithDon Learo

Julie Delpy

Julie DelpyVirginia

Leos Carax

Leos CaraxEdgar

Molly Ringwald

Molly RingwaldCordelia

Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc GodardProfessor Pluggy

Woody Allen

Woody AllenMr. Alien (uncredited)

Freddy Buache

Freddy BuacheProfessor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)