King Lear

Jean-Luc Godard
1987-09-15

Jealous love leads to destruction.
6.1
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
Burgess Meredith Don Learo Unowned
Peter Sellars William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth Unowned
Julie Delpy Virginia Unowned
Leos Carax Edgar Unowned
Molly Ringwald Cordelia Unowned
Jean-Luc Godard Professor Pluggy Unowned
Norman Mailer The Great Writer Unowned
Woody Allen Mr. Alien Unowned
Freddy Buache Professor Quentin (uncredited) Unowned
Kate Mailer Herself (uncredited) Unowned
Suzanne Lanza (uncredited) Unowned
Michèle Pétin Journalist (uncredited) Unowned
Menahem Golan Himself (voice) [uncredited] Unowned