Jean-Luc Godard - King Lear (1987)

Title: King Lear Director: Jean-Luc Godard Year: 1987 Language: English Subtitles: n/a Size: 705 MB (or 722,066 KB or 739,395,584 bytes) Video Codec: XviD Video Bitrate: 1170 kb/s Resolution: 512x384 (1.33:1) [=4:3] Qf: 0.199 bits/pixel Framerate: 23.976 Audio Specs: 0x0055(MP3) ID'd as MPEG-1 Layer 3 Audio Bitrate: 123 kb/s (61/ch, stereo) VBR Fs: 48000 Hz Runtime: 01:32:05 (132,468 fr) Source: VHS Description: Two highly talented and innovative directors -- filmdom's Jean-Luc Godard and the theatre world's Peter Sellars -- join forces in this unusual (to say the least) slant on Shakespeare's King Lear. This offbeat adaptation gives the viewer a postmodern taste of Shakespeare through the eyes of a deliberately obscure auteur. The film is set some time after Chernobyl has wiped everything out, and the world is trying to set itself right again. William Shakespeare Jr. the Fifth (Peter Sellars) is faced with the task of restoring his famed ancestor's lost works. He visits a resort in Switzerland and becomes fascinated with a visiting gangster, Don Learo (Burgess Meredith) and his lovely daughter, Cordelia (Molly Ringwald), who converse in actual Shakespearean lines. That's as close to the bard as this King Lear gets. It also includes appearances by Woody Allen, Norman Mailer, and director Godard himself as "The Professor," a deranged individual who seems fascinated with Xeroxing his own hand. -AMG Ripper's note: This is my fresh rip from the Xenon Video NTSC VHS. The source tape i used was NOT in a pristine condition, the image seems to be on the darker side of the spectrum, so you better experiment with your player's Contrast/Brightness. ********************************* FREAKYFLICKS ********************************** Freakyflicks is a free and open community dedicated to preserving and sharing cinematic art in the digital era. Our goal is to disseminate such works of art to the widest audience possible through the channels provided by P2P technology. The Freakyflicks collection is limited to those films that have played an exceptional role in the history of cinema and its progression in becoming a great art. Films that are usually described as classic, cult, arthouse and avant-garde. If you have films that fit this description feel free to share them and participate in our community. All you need do is include this tag in your upload and join us at the forum to announce your release. http://www.freakyflicks.tk http://freakyflicks.proboards54.com/ 'If we all seed just 1:1, give at least what we take, this torrent will NEVER DIE'

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joybringer (2007-04-03)

Fabulous thank you. This is the best one he ever made among too many.
Keep up the great upz!

catchow58 (2007-07-27)

I couldn't stand to watch it. I suppose that disqualifies me to have an opinion... but I couldn't stand to watch it.
Seriously, whatever artistic vision is supposed to be at work here, would it have been compromised by some decent lighting? I'd rather watch "Tromeo and Juliet".