There are presently ten film versions of King Lear on DVD. Each is worthwhile, but each differs from the others, at times considerably. For a first film, one should not choose Orson Wells or ...

There are presently ten film versions of King Lear on DVD. Each is worthwhile, but each differs from the others, at times considerably. For a first film, one should not choose Orson Wells or Paul ...

Grigori Kozintsev's 'King Lear': the film could surely only have been made by someone who had experienced Russia's ravages in two world wars This presentation by Mr Bongo has only the bare bones; my ...

By Maya Phillips Kenneth Branagh’s “King Lear,” which opened Thursday night at the Shed, is a tragedy that doesn’t seem to know why it’s so tragic. The production’s fleet and feathery ...

One of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies, King Lear, follows the eponymous king as he decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters based on their professions of love for him.