Alternative title

King Lear

Synopsis

A Festival of Avignon production of the play directed by Olivier Py. Philippe Girard is Lear, other role names unknown (6/2015).

Language

French (Standard)

Country

France

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

8 Jul 2015 at 21:35 (Channel: France 2)

Credits

Director

Olivier Py

Writer

William Shakespeare

Production Design

Pierre-André Weitz

Costume

Pierre-André Weitz

Cast

Philippe Girard	Lear
Amira Casar
Celine Cheenne
Damien Lehman
Eddie Chignara
Emilien Diard-Detoeuf
Jean-Damien Barbin
Jean-Marie Winling
Laura Ruiz Tamayo
Matthieu Dessertine
Moustafa Benaïbout
Thomas Pouget

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Avignon Festival

Notes

General

The production caused contoversy by drawing a parallel between the story of King Lear and the legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the ultra-right party Le Front National.

Production Company

Name

Compagnie des Indes

Archive

Name

Institut National de l’Audiovisuel (INA)

Email

ina@ina.fr

Web

http://www.ina.fr External site opens in new window

Phone

+33-1-49 83 20 00

Fax

++33-1-49 83 25 80

Address

4, Avenue de l’Europe
F-94366 Bry sur Maine
Paris
France

Notes

Viewing of programmes archived by INA is at the Bibliotheque François Mitterand, Quai François Mauric, Paris 75013.