King Lear
(DVD)
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Ambrose Video Pub., [2003?].
Status
Columbia Pike - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray
DVD TV SHAKE KINGL
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DVD TV SHAKE KINGL
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia Pike - Adult DVD/ Blu-ray | DVD TV SHAKE KINGL | Available |
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Ambrose Video Pub., [2003?].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 DVD (185 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
Participants/Performers
Michael Hordern and John Shrapnel.
Description
Lear is an aging King who wants to retire by abdicating to his three daughters. However, in an act of petty ego stroking, he asks them who among them loves him most. While two daughters eagerly toady to him, his one loving daughter, Cordelia, refuses play along with this foolish charade. In a rage, Lear exiles her along with his one loyal aide who dares to stick up for her. This foolish move works to Lear's sorrow as his two remaining daughters cruelly and gradually strip him of his status and possessions until he is rendered an insane hermit attended only by his fool. All the while, the illegitimate son of another lord is plotting his own ambitions while contributing to this tragic tale of ego and familial cruelty.
Additional Physical Form
Special features: Digitally remastered ; picture & sound enhanced ; PC/MAC downloadable scripts ; scene selection.
Original Version
Originally produced by BBC & Time-Life Films for television broadcast in 1982.
System Details
DVD.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Aging parents -- Drama.
Britons -- Drama.
English drama (Tragedy) -- Television adaptations.
Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
Inheritance and succession -- Drama.
Kings and rulers -- Drama.
Lear, -- King of England (Legendary character) -- Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Television adaptations.
Television adaptations.
Britons -- Drama.
English drama (Tragedy) -- Television adaptations.
Fathers and daughters -- Drama.
Inheritance and succession -- Drama.
Kings and rulers -- Drama.
Lear, -- King of England (Legendary character) -- Drama.
Made-for-TV movies.
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Television adaptations.
Television adaptations.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hordern, M., Shrapnel, J., Sutton, S., Miller, J., & Shakespeare, W. (2003). King Lear . Ambrose Video Pub..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Hordern et al.. 2003. King Lear. Ambrose Video Pub.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Michael Hordern et al.. King Lear Ambrose Video Pub, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hordern, Michael, et al. King Lear Ambrose Video Pub., 2003.
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