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Mood:
- BleakContemplativeEmotional
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Plot:
- Tragic HeroBetrayalDownfallIntrigueParents and ChildrenDestinyDishonestyLife is a Bitch more...
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Genres:
- DramaPeriod
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Praise:
- Award WinnerCritically Acclaimed
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Style:
- Talky
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Based on:
- Based on Play
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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King Lear, 1983
English
UK
Profile of King Lear
King Lear can be described as bleak, emotional, and contemplative. The plot revolves around a downfall, destiny, and a tragic hero. The main genres are drama and period. In terms of style, King Lear is talky. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The storytelling is slow paced. King Lear is adapted from a play. The movie has received attention for being an award winner and critically acclaimed.
Summary of King Lear
Lear is an aging King who wants to retire by abdicating to his three daughters. However, in an act of petty ego stroking, he asks them who among them loves him most. While two daughters eagerly toady to him, his one loving daughter, Cordelia, refuses play along with this foolish charade. In a rage, Lear exiles her along with his one loyal aide who dares to stick up for her. This foolish move works to Lear's sorrow as his two remaining daughters cruelly and gradually strip him of his status and possessions until he is rendered an insane hermit attended only by his fool. All the while, the illegitimate son of another lord is plotting his own ambitions while contributing to this tragic tale of ego and familial cruelty.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | UK |
| Release date: | 26 January 1984 |
| Runtime: | 158 min |
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