If Godard’s filmography was placed on a spectrum from linear to discombobulated, King Lear (1987), his postmodern ...

Lear (Sir Laurence Olivier) is an aging King who wants to retire by abdicating to his three daughters. However, in an act of petty ego stroking, he asks them who amongst them loves him most.

Fun and irreverent, Andy Stanton’s retelling of King Lear centres on Lear and his daughters, with many secondary characters in Shakespeare’s complex original not making an appearance.

Bernard Rose (Immortal Beloved) is writing to direct Lear, Rex…, a new adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear. Al Pacino will star as the title character, and Jessica Chastain will star as ...

An A-list cast is joining Al Pacino for his new film Lear Rex, an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s "King Lear ... Breaking ...

Joe Meagher is a regal and haughty Lear, who manages to fill in as Gloucester in the famous blinding scene. The clever use of ...

Preparing for retirement, King Lear decides to split his land evenly amongst his three daughters - Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. Before he bestows these gifts upon his daughters, he gives them a ...

A stage-to-screen film of King Lear, filmed in the round in Manchester. A brutal portrait of a man unravelling - pitted against his daughters, nature and the universe itself. Show more A stage-to ...