King Lear
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$14.99
- SKU: 34453
- Availability: In Stock
- Label(s): Ruscico , Lenfilm
- Subtitles: French , Spanish , Portuguese , Italian , Dutch , Swedish , Arabic , Hebrew , Chinese , Japanese , English , German , Russian
- Languages: Russian, English, French
- Format: Widescreen , 16:9 , Black & White
- Soundformat: Dolby Digital 5.1 , Mono ,
- Genre(s): Drama , Classic films
- Year of release: 2004 (1971)
- 2 DVD Set
- Cast Владимир Емельянов, Валентина Шендрикова, Эльза Радзинь, Александр Вокач, Карл Себрис, Донатас Банионис, Регимантас Адомайтис, Юозас Будрайтис, Галина Волчек, Олег Даль, Леонхард Мерзин, Алексей Петренко, Юрий Ярвет
- Script Григорий Козинцев
- Director Григорий Козинцев
- Camera Йонас Аугустино Грицюс
- Sound producer Эдуард Ванунц
- Art Director Евгений Еней, Всеволод Улитко
- Music Dmitri Shostakovich
This is a screen adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy.
King Lear had three daughters: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. One day he banished and repudiated his youngest and most loved daughter. But the evil elder sisters betrayed their father and blinded him. Having lost not only his kingdom, but even a plain shelter, the old Lear, accompanied by his loyal jester, had finally seen the light of truth and was reunited with Cordelia who was not afraid to share her father’s fate...
Awards:
Grand Prize, Special Prize for Best Actor (Yuri Yarvet) at the Teheran IFF, 1972;
Silver Hugo at the Chicago IFF, 1972;
Gold Medal of Milan Municipality at the Milan IFF,
King Lear had three daughters: Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. One day he banished and repudiated his youngest and most loved daughter. But the evil elder sisters betrayed their father and blinded him. Having lost not only his kingdom, but even a plain shelter, the old Lear, accompanied by his loyal jester, had finally seen the light of truth and was reunited with Cordelia who was not afraid to share her father’s fate...
Awards:
Grand Prize, Special Prize for Best Actor (Yuri Yarvet) at the Teheran IFF, 1972;
Silver Hugo at the Chicago IFF, 1972;
Gold Medal of Milan Municipality at the Milan IFF,