Image from the 1987 motion picture King Lear Image from the 1987 motion picture King Lear

King Lear - 35MM

Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi | 1987 | 90MIN

Director

Jean-Luc Godard

Cast

Peter Sellars
Burgess Meredith
Molly Ringwald
Woody Allen

The film is centred on William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth, who is attempting to restore his ancestor’s plays in a world where most of human civilization—and more specifically culture—has been lost after the Chernobyl catastrophe.

Portrait of musician Lee Ranaldo

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Introduction by Lee Ranaldo

Musician Lee Ranaldo joins us at Roxy Cinema 7/15 for a pre-film introduction.

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