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/10
423 Ratings

KING LEAR

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
United States, 1987
Avant-Garde, Comedy, Sci-Fi
  • 9090 minutes

Synopsis

Everything returns to normal after Chernobyl. That is, everything but art. Most of the great works are lost, and it is up to people like William Shakespear Junior the Fifth to restore the lost artwork of the human race.

Synopsis

Everything returns to normal after Chernobyl. That is, everything but art. Most of the great works are lost, and it is up to people like William Shakespear Junior the Fifth to restore the lost artwork of the human race.