Roi Lear, Le
- Alternative title
- King Lear
- Synopsis
- French television production of King Lear directed for stage by Daniel Mesguich and for television by Jean-Marie Coldefy. Philippe Morier-Genoud is Lear.
- Language
- French (Standard)
- Country
- France
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 17 Jul 1981 (Channel: TF1)
- Duration
- 120 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy found (4/2008).
Credits
- Director
- Daniel Mesguich; Jean-Marie Coldefy
- Writer
- Michel Vittoz; William Shakespeare
- Production Design
- Thierry Delory
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- King Lear
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Open-air theatre
Notes
- Stills
- The set for the Avignon Festival staging was a miniature replica of the Pope’s Palace where the production was performed in the open-air at the Cour d’honneur du Palais des Papesin.
- Textual information
- Source: Internet Movie Database (IMDb). The play was translated into French and adapted by Michel Vittoz and contained many puns, anagrams, and diacritical features.
- Reviews
- Dizier, Anna. Daniel Mesguitch et Le Roi Lear. (Paris: Solin, 1981). Fuzier, Jean. Cahiers élisabéthains 20 (1981): 123-24 (in review-article).
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Roi Lear, Le". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70681 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)