

“Jealous love leads to destruction.”
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.

Peter Sellars
William Shakespeare Junior the Fifth
Lead
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)
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean-Luc Godard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. King Lear is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”