King Lear

King Lear / by William Shakespeare ; a Melbar Entertainment Group presentation of a Barry Avrich production ; directed for the stage by Antoni Cimolino ; directed for film by Joan Tosoni ; a Stratford Festival production ; produced by Barry Avrich.

An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, with consequences he little expects. His reason shattered in the storm of violent emotion that ensues, with his very life hanging in the balance, Lear loses everything that has defined him as a king - and thereby discovers th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (Author)
Corporate Author: Stratford Festival (Ont.)
Other Authors: Avrich, Barry (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Broadway Licensing, 2020.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Lear, > King of England (Legendary character) > Drama.
Lear, > King of England (Legendary character)
Kings and rulers > Drama.
Families > Drama.
Families
Kings and rulers
Drama
Filmed performances
Filmed performances.
Drama.
Spectacles filmés.
Théâtre.
Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:King Lear
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Summary:An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, with consequences he little expects. His reason shattered in the storm of violent emotion that ensues, with his very life hanging in the balance, Lear loses everything that has defined him as a king - and thereby discovers the essence of his own humanity.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed March 23, 2023).
An HD film based on the Stratford Festival production of King Lear.
Physical Description:1 online resource (157 minutes)
Playing Time:02:36:26
Production Credits:Designer, Eo Sharp ; lighting designer, Michael Walton ; composer, Keith Thomas ; sound designer, Thomas Ryder Payne.
Participant or Performer:Colm Feore (King Lear), Maev Beaty (Goneril), Evan Buliung (Edgar), Sara Farb (Cordelia), Jonathan Goad (Kent), Brad Hodder (Edmund), Stephen Ouimette (Fool), Liisa Repo-Martell (Regan), Scott Wentworth (Gloucester).
Language:In English.

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