Oct 12th
King Lear*
(GB/Denmark 1970)
The elderly King Lear unwisely divides his kingdom between his daughters, who drive him mad.
Bleak and depressing film version of a great play where only the ending should be truly depressing. Here the tone is set from the start. Plenty for the actors and Shakespeare scholars to chew upon, but a turgid experience for general audiences.
Written and Directed by: Peter Brook, from the play by William Shakespeare.
Producer: Michael Birkett, Mogens Skot-Hansen.
Starring: Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Susan Engel, Anne-Lise Gabold, Jack MacGowran, Alan Webb, Cyril Cusack, Patrick Magee, Tom Fleming, Ian Hogg, Robert Lloyd, Barry Stanton.
Photography: Henning Kristiansen.
Production Design: Georges Wakhevitch.
King Lear*
(GB/Denmark 1970)
The elderly King Lear unwisely divides his kingdom between his daughters, who drive him mad.
Bleak and depressing film version of a great play where only the ending should be truly depressing. Here the tone is set from the start. Plenty for the actors and Shakespeare scholars to chew upon, but a turgid experience for general audiences.
Written and Directed by: Peter Brook, from the play by William Shakespeare.
Producer: Michael Birkett, Mogens Skot-Hansen.
Starring: Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Susan Engel, Anne-Lise Gabold, Jack MacGowran, Alan Webb, Cyril Cusack, Patrick Magee, Tom Fleming, Ian Hogg, Robert Lloyd, Barry Stanton.
Photography: Henning Kristiansen.
Production Design: Georges Wakhevitch.
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