King Lear (1987)

Directors

Jean-Luc Godard

Cast

Peter Sellars, Burgess Meredith, Molly Ringwald, Jean-Luc Godard, Freddy Buache, Leos Carax, Julie Delpy, Woody Allen

The story

Opening sequence The film begins with a sequence of extended inter-titles: 'The Cannon Group / Bahamas', 'A Picture Shot In The Back', 'King Lear / Fear and Loathing', 'King Lear / A study', 'An Approach'. A three-way telephone conversation is heard between the film's producer, Menahem Golan, Godard, and Tom Luddy. Golan complains about how long Godard is taking to make the film and insists that it must be ready for the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.

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