King Lear

Jean-Luc Godard
1988-01-22

Jealous love leads to destruction.
6.3
90 min

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

Cast

Name Character Team
Peter Sellars William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth Unowned
Burgess Meredith Don Learo Unowned
Julie Delpy Virginia Unowned
Leos Carax Edgar Unowned
Molly Ringwald Cordelia Unowned
Jean-Luc Godard Professor Pluggy Unowned
Woody Allen Mr. Alien (uncredited) Unowned
Freddy Buache Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited) Unowned
Menahem Golan Self (voice) (uncredited) Unowned
Suzanne Lanza (uncredited) Unowned
Kate Mailer Self (uncredited) Unowned
Norman Mailer Self (uncredited) Unowned
Michèle Pétin Journalist (uncredited) Unowned