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"King Lear of Britain resolves to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, asking for a profession of their love for him. The two eldest feign love, but later treat him with contempt. His youngest daughter attempts to intervene, but the attempt ends in tragedy."
"In his film of King Lear, Peter Brook employs an approach suggested by Polish critic Jan Kott in his book "Shakespeare Our Contemporary." In Kott's estimation, the play is about the total futility of things. Brook's Lear, set in a barren kingdom frozen in the middle of a winter, is a brave and interesting effort containing this new conception, while rethinking and offering critical commentary on the play. It is interesting precisely because it contrasts so firmly with Shakespeare's universe; by deliberately omitting all faith and hope from Lear's kingdom, it paradoxically helps us to see how much is there."@en
""British director Peter Brook was of the opinion that no one in the latter half of the 20th century would sit still for a Shakespearean presentation without the added fillips of bizarre costumes and tricky camera pyrotechnics. Fortunately, Brook keeps his excesses in check in his 1971 version of King Lear. With equal good fortune, his Lear is Paul Scofield, whose portrayal of the senile old ruler, whose susceptibility to flattery proves his undoing, is nothing short of brilliant. The stark terrain of Denmark stands in for England in this version, adding a brooding texture to the tragedy that threatens to overwhelm the dialogue at times"--Amazon.com"@en
"Téléthéâtre présentant la tragédie de Shakespeare racontant la déchéance d'un monarque aveuglé par la colère et la jalousie face à la traîtrise qui l'entoure. Avec Orson Welles dans le rôle titre."
"A foolish king divides his realm between his two ungrateful daughters."@en
"Paul Scofield plays King Lear, an aging monarch whose decision to split his kingdom between his three daughters bears tragic consequences."
"Paul Scofield plays King Lear, an aging monarch whose decision to split his kingdom between his three daughters bears tragic consequences."@en
""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." IMDB."
"Dramatization of William Shakespeare's play about a foolish King who divides his realm between his two ungrateful daughters."@en
"A tragedy of the conflict between parent and children, pride and wisdom, expectation and fulfillment. The tragedy ensues when old King Lear (Welles) prematurely divides his kingdom between his three daughters : Cordelia, Regan and Goneril."@en
"A dramatic presentation of Shakespeare's King Lear."
"Shakespeare's tragedy of the conflict between parent and child, pride and wisdom, expectation and fulfillment."@en
"Shakespeare's tragedy of the conflict between parent and child, pride and wisdom, expectation and fulfillment."
"An episode of the television cultural anthology series devoted to a production of Shakespeare's play King Lear, in a version stripped of most subplots."@en
"Dramatization of Shakespeare's play King Lear, in a version stripped of some subplots."@en
"This adaptation concentrates on Lear's relationship with his daughters, presenting all the play's essential elements but eliminating a number of the subplots."@en
"DVD Features: "Edmund ... A Pivotal Role' with Actor Patrick Mower -- Notes from Director and Producer Tony Davenall -- Interactive Menus -- Scene Selection."@en
"A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play in which tragedy occurs when an old king divides his kingdom between his daughters."
"A dramatization of William Shakespeare's play in which tragedy occurs when an old king divides his kingdom between his daughters."@en
"An episode of the television cultural anthology series devoted entirely to Peter Brook's production of Shakespeare's play King Lear, in a version stripped of some subplots, running 77 minutes. Film adaptation of Shakespeare's play."@en
"Peter Brook directs a powerful interpretation of Shakespeare's tragic play. Filmed on location in Denmark this black and white film shows the mastery of Paul Scofield in the role of King Lear, descending into madness.om."@en
""To see Paul Scofield as Lear is to see nobility turn to pauperdom, pride to a frenzy of madness, manhood to senility, in the course of a single and unique dramatic experience" -- Container."
"Tragedy ensues when an old king prematurely divides his kingdom between his daughters. A deliberately down-beat version."@en

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"King Lear Orson Welles in Peter Brook's production"@en
"King lear"
"King Lear = Korol Lir"
"King Lear (Motion picture : 1971)"
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"King Lear"@en
"King Lear"
"King Lear (Television program : 1953)"@en
"King Lear (Film)"

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