Performance. King Lear /
King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But G...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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London, England :
British Broadcasting Corporation,
1998.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers. This performance of King Lear from BBC's Performance Television series was adapted and directed by Richard Eyre. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed January 11, 2018). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (139 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 02:19:01 |
| Awards: | Nominated 1999 OFTA Award, Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries |
| Production Credits: | Music by Dominic Muldowney. |