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King Lear (1987)

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · Cinematography by Sophie Maintigneux

PG90 min59 frames

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

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