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King Lear

starring: Barbara Flynn; Ian Holm; Amanda Redman; Paul Rhys; David Lyon; Victoria Hamilton; Adrian Irvine; Michael Simkins; Finbar Lynch
directed by: Richard Eyre

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781593752057
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 1593752059
Label: WGBH Boston
Manufacturer: WGBH Boston
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WGBH Boston
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 28, 2004
Running Time: 150 minutes
Sales Rank: 12323
Studio: WGBH Boston
Theatrical Release Date: 1997



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This spectacular film version of the award-winning Royal National Theatre production of King Lear stars the immensely celebrated actor Ian Holm. Critics used every superlative imaginable to acclaim Holm's performance in King Lear when it was first staged. The Sunday Times called his performance, 'Timelessly classical, harrowingly modern and unforgettable,' and The Evening Standard wrote: 'Holm's triumph is indisputable total.' The Royal National Theatre production of the Shakespeare classic has now won the award for Best Actor (Ian Holm) and Best Director (Richard Eyre) in the Evening Standard Awards, the London Theatre Critics Award and The Laurence Olivier Awards. Lear, King of Britain, has three daughters: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. Intending to divide his kingdom among his daughters according to their affection for him, he asks them to say which loves him most. Goneril and Regan profess their extreme affection, and each receives one-third of the kingdom. Cordelia, disgusted with their hollow flattery, says she loves him according to her duty, no more or less. Infuriated with this reply, Lear divides her portion between Goneril and Regan. Eventually the two daughters reveal their true heartlessness and a tragic chain of events are set into motion.



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Ian Holm did it First
Long before Ian McKellan bared his bod on the stage as King Lear, Ian Holm did it in this production. ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Terrific
When I read that Lear would be played by Ian Holm, I was shocked.

Ian Holm??????????? That ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Ion Holm's Great
King Lear is a difficult part because of the old age of Lear. The energy that Ion Holm put into this part ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - No Nuance
This is a production totally without nuance and its owes that to the bellowing of Ian Holm. Holm as Lear bellows ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Highlighters
This version of King Lear highlights the action of Lear and his daughters. The setting, costumes, and minor characters ... Read More

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