KING LEAR (2018) - Trailers, Clip, Featurette, Images and Posters

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"King Lear" is a new adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, written and directed by Richard Eyre ("Notes on a Scandal").

The film updates the play's setting to an alternate 21st century totalitarian England, and it stars Anthony Hopkins as the titular character, who decides to divide his kingdom among his daughters, Goneril (Emma Thompson), Regan (Emily Watson) and Cordelia (Florence Pugh), according to their affection for him. When Cordelia refuses to flatter him, he banishes her. Under the rule of his other two daughters, the kingdom begins to fall apart, and Lear is expelled from their homes.

The cast also includes Tobias Menzies, Jim Carter, John Macmillan, Christopher Eccleston and Jim Broadbent.

"King Lear" premiered on May 28, 2018 on BBC Two and on September 28, 2018 on Amazon Prime. The film has received mostly positive reviews from critics.

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"The 80-year-old King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, according to their affection for him. Cordelia refuses to flatter him, so he banishes her. Having acquired power, Goneril and Regan expel their father from their homes. At the same time, Lear's prime minister, Gloucester, is betrayed by his son Edmund and his other son, Edgar, is forced to go into hiding."

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