UW Cinematheque: The Cannon Canon
King Lear | USA | 1987 | 35mm | 90 min. Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Event Details
Date
Friday, February 20, 2015
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Burgess Meredith, Molly Ringwald, Woody Allen
Shakespeare’s play is radically revised by Godard to now include references to the Chernobyl disaster, passages from Virginia Woolf and numerous ruminations on cinema, including this film’s own peculiar production history. Perhaps the artiest - and oddest - feature ever released by Cannon Films.
Shakespeare’s play is radically revised by Godard to now include references to the Chernobyl disaster, passages from Virginia Woolf and numerous ruminations on cinema, including this film’s own peculiar production history. Perhaps the artiest - and oddest - feature ever released by Cannon Films.
Cost
Free
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