King Lear (1971)
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Cast
as King Lear
as Goneril
as Fool
as Gloucester
as Duke of Albany
as Duke of Cornwall
as Edgar
as Earl of Kent
as Regan
as Cordelia
as Edmund
as Oswald
as Duke of Burgundy
Critic Reviews for King Lear
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King Lear Is, I think, Brook at his manic best. It triumphantly ignores both romantic and naturalistic traditions to achieve something akin to the so-called new theater in film terms.
Shakespeare's Lear survives in his play and, will endure forever. Brook's Lear is a new conception, a rethinking, and a critical commentary on the play.
It seems always characteristic of Brook's] films, in contrast to his stage work, that at the last moment he loses nerve, loses confidence in his material, and feels the compulsion aggressively to assent on "cinematographic" personality and style.
Even if it doesn't wholly convince. the film was surely worth the try. Taken in isolation, there's some astonishing work involved.
It is a long, hard haul and. to my shame, I did at times find it dull.
Above all, Mr Brook has allowed a notable cast to feel and use, really to use the marvellous language.
Audience Reviews for King Lear
Very interesting and risky version of Lear. To some it will simply look unprofessional. I loved it. Very well acted.
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