King Lear: Who is It Who Can Tell Me Who I Am?
- Synopsis
- Educational series. One in a twelve-part series of films made by the Ontario Educational Communications Authority (now TV Ontario). The aim was to relate ‘Shakespeare’s timeless ideas and understanding of human motivations to contemporary society’. The press information from NBC Educational Enterprises records that the film ‘examines the absurd world of folly, madness, despair and human destruction’. The Fool comments on the folly of Lear’s actions standing in front of a poster which uses a line from Waiting for Godot ‘we are all mad, some remain so’. It concludes with comment on Lear’s regeneration in self-knowledge.
- Series
- Explorations in Shakespeare
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1969
- Duration
- 23 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy or distributor found (2006)
Credits
- Producer
- Ed Moser; Kurt Reis
- Screenplay
- Hugh Webster
- Music
- Zal Yanovsky
- Production Design
- Chris Adeney
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- King Lear
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Reviews
- Rothwell, Kenneth S. and Annabelle Henkin Melzer, Shakespeare on Screen: An International Filmography and Videography. London: Mansell, 1990. (entry 134).
Production Company
- Name
Ontario Educational Communications
- Address
- Canada
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "King Lear: Who is It Who Can Tell Me Who I Am?". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66593 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)