"Jealous love leads to destruction."
King Lear
Movie1988•1sa 31dk•star6.5(36)•trending_up2
ComedyDrama
Director:Jean-Luc Godard
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
Details
StatusReleased
Release DateJanuary 22, 1988
Release Dates
Canada:
Premiere - Sep 15, 1987
Switzerland:
Premiere - Aug 6, 2021
Theatrical - Dec 11, 1989
Theatrical - Sep 24, 1990
France:
Premiere - May 17, 1987
Theatrical - Apr 3, 2002 (TP)
Italy:
Physical - Jan 1, 2013
Japan:
Theatrical - Aug 10, 1998
Physical - Jul 13, 1990
Runtime1sa 31dk
Budget$1,000,000
Revenue$61,821
Profit-$938,179
Origin CountryUnited States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Français, 日本語, Pусский
Production Companies
Cast
Featured Cast
Peter Sellars
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Burgess Meredith
Don Learo
Julie Delpy
Virginia
Leos Carax
Edgar
Molly Ringwald
Cordelia
Jean-Luc Godard
Professor Pluggy
Woody Allen
Mr. Alien (uncredited)
Freddy Buache
Professor Quentin Kozintsev (uncredited)
Menahem Golan
Self (voice) (uncredited)
Suzanne Lanza
(uncredited)
Kate Mailer
Self (uncredited)
Norman Mailer
Self (uncredited)
