Characters & Themes
King Lear (1987) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1987 · 90 mins · English
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- Starring
- Julie Delpy, Burgess Meredith, Woody Allen, Leos Carax, Peter Sellars, Molly Ringwald
In a bleak, post‑Chernobyl landscape where humanity is rebuilding after the disaster, a descendant of Shakespeare becomes obsessed with reviving his ancestor’s tragedies. As jealous love fuels betrayal, the quest to restore the lost plays spirals toward destruction.
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