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King Lear Movie
Adapted from the acclaimed 1997 production by the Royal National Theatre, Ian Holm stars as the tragic monarch, King Lear, wise, headstrong, but blind to his weaknesses. Proposing to divide his vast kingdom amongst his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, Lear devises a test for his offspring to convince him of their suitability and compassion for rule. As the scheme unfolds, Goneril and Regan's true colours emerge uncovering a vast conspiracy of greed, lust for power and cruelty within the once close-knit and loyal dynasty. Beginning to doubt the very benevolence he wished to judge, Lear finds only betrayal and death awaiting his estimation. When he is tricked into making a devastating error, events spiral into madness and misdeeds that bring the realm to its knees. Director Richard Eyre stages a bold, expressionistic interpretation of, perhaps, Shakespeare's most vivid and striking tragedy eliciting stunning performances from a cast including Ian Holm, Amanda Redman, Victoria Hamilton and Timothy West as the doomed Gloucester.
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