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King Lear (TV)

King Lear

2018

Richard Eyre

Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh, Emily Watson ...

5.4

444

Drama An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one. Set in the fictional present and starring Anthony Hopkins, the 80 year-old King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, according to their affection for him. When his youngest daughter, Cordelia, refuses to flatter him, hurt and angry Lear banishes her. With that fateful ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"Wonderfully cast (...) It's expected that a theater audience will walk out of 'King Lear' drained and exhausted. That doesn't happen in Eyre's zippy small-screen production."	NEU
United Kingdom	Sam Wollaston The Guardian	"Anthony Hopkins is shouty, vulnerable and absolutely mesmerising (...) If this Fool can get involved and engage, then anyone can (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Holly Williams The Independent	"While there are some imperious performances and superb moments of interpretation, overall the programme also feels pretty untempting for viewers new to Shakespeare (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Carol Midgley The Times	"It was a remarkable two hours of television (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Ed Cumming Telegraph	"It’s quite something when a modern setting serves to alienate Shakespeare’s language, rather than make it more appealing (...) This 'King Lear' was best when it was quietest (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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