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