post-apocalyptic future,playwright,chernobyl,postmodernism

King Lear (1988)

Poster for King Lear

Jealous love leads to destruction.

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

Cast & Crew

Director
Jean-Luc Godard
  • Profile picture of Peter Sellars
    William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth Peter Sellars
  • Profile picture of Burgess Meredith
    Don Learo Burgess Meredith
  • Profile picture of Julie Delpy
    Virginia Julie Delpy
  • Profile picture of Leos Carax
    Edgar Leos Carax
  • Profile picture of Molly Ringwald
    Cordelia Molly Ringwald
  • Profile picture of Jean-Luc Godard
    Professor Pluggy Jean-Luc Godard
  • Profile picture of Woody Allen
    Mr. Alien (uncredited) Woody Allen
  • Profile picture of Freddy Buache
    Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited) Freddy Buache

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Keywords

  • post-apocalyptic future
  • playwright
  • chernobyl
  • postmodernism