King Lear
1988 · 1h 31m · Comedy, Drama · United States of America · Rated PG (US)
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.
Written & directed by
Jean-Luc Godard6.2Smart score
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chernobyl, ukraineplaywrightpost-apocalyptic futurepostmodernism
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