Performance. King Lear / by William Shakespeare ; from the Royal National Theatre production ; produced by Sue Birtwistle ; a Chestermead production for BBC and WGBH/Boston ; [directed by Richard Eyre].

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Eyre, Richard, 1943- director.

Birtwistle, Sue, producer.

Chestermead Ltd., production company.

Royal National Theatre (Great Britain), performer.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inheritance and succession--Drama.

Fathers and daughters--Drama.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Television adaptations.

Lear, King of England (Legendary character)--Drama.

Genre:

Fiction television programs.

Television adaptations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (139 minutes)

Other Title:

King Lear

Tragedy of King Lear

Place of Publication:

London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation, 1998.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

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.

Participant:

Ian Holm, Barbara Flynn, Amanda Redman, Timothy West, Paul Rhys, Finbar Lynch, Victoria Hamilton.

Notes:

Nominated 1999 OFTA Award, Best Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries

Title from resource description page (viewed January 11, 2018).

Contains:

Television adaptation of: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear.

OCLC:

1022762895