King Lear

"Jealous love leads to destruction."

Apr 3 2002 PG 1h 30m
Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.

Plot

Everything returns to normal after Chernobyl. That is, everything but art. Most of the great works are lost, and it is up to people like William Shakespear Junior the Fifth to restore the lost artwork of the human race. He finds strange goings-on at a resort enough to remind him of all the lines of the play, dealing with mob boss Don Learo and his daughter Cordelia, a strange professor named Jean Luc-Godard (sic), who repeatedly xeroxes his hand for no particular reason. He is followed by four humanoid goblins that keep tormenting Cordelia. There is also the gentleman whose girlfriend, Valerie, isn't always visible. Then the film is sent off to New York for Mr. Alien to edit.

Written by

Richard Debuisne, Jean-Luc Godard, Norman Mailer

Directed by

Jean-Luc Godard

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Golan-Globus Productions, Cannon Group

Languages

English, Français

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,724
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA