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King Lear | Year: 1984 Classification: Performing Arts - Theater Directed: - Michael Elliott Actors/Actresses: - Molly Ringwald Laurence Olivier plays Shakespeare's "King Lear" Laurence Olivier's performance as "King Lear" received the same sort of critical acclaim that the actor received three decades earlier for doing "Hamlet," "Richard III" and "Othello." Certainly Olivier was of the right age to play Shakespeare's embittered monarch and it is not surprising that a first-rate supporting cast signed on for the 1984 production, directed by Michael Elliot. Leo McKern as Gloucester, John Hurt as the Fool, Brian Cox as Burgundy, Dorothy Tutin as Goneril and Diana Rigg as Regan particularly stand out. The BBC was taping productions of all of Shakespeare's plays and "King Lear" was the crown jewel in this collection (although I always liked John Cleese do e dark comical feind joker,and Kim Basinger as the sexy Vicki Vale. This was a dark beginning for the series and it explained the troubles of Bruce Waynes two lives Billion Dollar buissness man, and the dark night. Mi oduction of a typical episode of SNL. True, this segment is goad the FBI agents into a murder-suicide - by spouting pop psychology at them. Episodes that aren't mainly spoofs are also harmed by the silliness. "Agua Mala," in which a hurricane lets a sea monster loose in an apartment building, could have been a genuinely creepy episode, except for the fact that the building's tenants are all trite stereotypes. While there were problems, the good outweighed the bad in this season. The mythology episodes continued to be superb, especially "Two Fathers"/"One Son," a two-parter which essentially brings cl own uncut, widescreen versions on DVD Buy King Lear at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on King Lear Search with the Priority Search Engine on King Lear This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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