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An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 17 nominations total
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- TriviaAt one point, Sir Anthony Hopkins tried to adapt the play into a movie and intended to star as King Lear. Naomi Watts was cast as Goneril, Gwyneth Paltrow as Regan, and Keira Knightley as Cordelia, but the project never got off the ground and was eventually cancelled.
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Anthony Hopkins deserves his King Lear. The film is a good proof. And only problem about the new version of play could be only the expectation of the viewer. Maybe, too high. Because it is a beautiful film and it is not a real surprise . Impecable performances, seductive use of modern ingredients, political correctness. And the feeling to discover a sort of version of Titus Andronicus. Something is missing in the performance of Sir Hopkins. It is a correct Lear but nothing more. Like a well known lesson presented front to the class. A sort of sketch using familiar, for public, skills. After its end, not exactly The King Lear remains in memory but an admirable Regan, a precise Earl of Kent, a fine Goneril, an inspired Cordelia. King Lear is more a reflection of the other characters. So, a beautiful version. But one in the shadow of the others.
- Kirpianuscus
- Nov 21, 2018
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