King Lear
Korol Lir
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Genre
Drama
Director
Grigori Kozintsev
Run time
2h 20min
Cast
Jüri Järvet, Elza Radzina, Galina Voltšek, Leonhard Mezin
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.
Genre
Drama
Director
Grigori Kozintsev
Run time
2h 20min
Cast
Jüri Järvet, Elza Radzina, Galina Voltšek, Leonhard Mezin
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.
Info
Rating
For All Audiences
Production year
1970
Global distributor
Lenfilm
Local distributor
Otaku MTÜ
In cinema
8/17/2020