King Lear (1970)
When: Wednesday, Jule 20th | 21:30
Where: 260 Peiraios Street | Free Entrance
Within the framework of the Athens & Epidaurus Festival and the «Shakespeare in the City» tribute.
Director: Peter Brook
Starring: Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Cyril Cusack, Alan Webb
Duration: 137'
Lear’s descent into the inescapable realm of madness, as he witnesses his empire’s collapse, begins from the absurd claim to distribute his wealth to his three daughters on the basis of who will state her love in the most resounding way.
Brooks’ version of «King Lear» had at the time divided the critics, before gradually gaining a prominent place in the long list of Shakespearean adaptations on the silver screen. Paul Scofield, a legend of the British theatre and awarded with an Oscar for his performance in «A Man for All Seasons», excels in this role.
Nektarios Sakkas
