King Lear /
King Lear of England (Jüri Järvet) retires from his throne of power. His decision to divide his kingdom among his elder daughters, over the warnings of his youngest Cordelia (Valentina Shendrikova), sparks off a chain of events that engulfs the entire countryside. Lear's final days are marked b...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Russian |
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Brighton :
Mr Bongo,
2011.
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| Summary: | King Lear of England (Jüri Järvet) retires from his throne of power. His decision to divide his kingdom among his elder daughters, over the warnings of his youngest Cordelia (Valentina Shendrikova), sparks off a chain of events that engulfs the entire countryside. Lear's final days are marked by dissension, internecine conflict and terrible violence. Humiliated and banished by his daughters, the King wanders the countryside like a beggar, accompanied by his Fool and a few faithful servants. Driven mad by despair, Lear's megalomania consumes him to the point of blindness. |
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| Item Description: | Based on a translation of Shakespeare's King Lear by Boris Pasternak. DVD release of the 1971 Russian motion picture. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; PAL; multi region; mono audio; DVD9 dual layer. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Yonus Gritsius ; music, Dmitry Shostakovich. |