King Lear is a 2018 British-American television film directed by Richard Eyre. Drawing on ancient British history, Shakespeare constructs a plot that reads like a fable in its clear-sighted but terrifying simplicity. When his youngest daughter, Cordelia, refuses to flatter him, hurt and angry Lear banishes her. BBC Two’s King Lear adaptation will premiere on Monday May 28th at 9:30pm, it has been announced. Cordelia refuses to flatter him, so he banishes her. Amazon Review. King Lear (TV Movie 2018) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. So I was down for the BBC’s new iteration of King Lear, coming Friday to Amazon Prime, based solely on the presence of Sir Anthony Hopkins in the title role. Amazon.co.uk Today's Deals Warehouse Deals Outlet Subscribe & Save Vouchers Amazon Family Amazon Prime Pantry Prime Video Prime Student Mobile Apps Amazon Pickup Locations Amazon Assistant 1-16 of over 3,000 results for "king lear" Great packaging with nice box and disc art which neatly aligns with the inner foldout background photos of the cast. All 31 hilarious Seasons 1 & 2 episodes are digitally remastered and unedited. King Lear Trailer 2. BBC and Amazon Prime has released the second TV movie trailer for King Lear (2018). King Lear stands alongside Hamlet as one of the most profound expressions of tragic drama in literature. 10 O nuncle, court holy water in a dry house is better than this rainwater out o' door. KENT My life I never held but as a pawn To wage against thy enemies; nor fear to lose it, Thy safety being the motive. The Bard is heading to streaming service Amazon Prime Video, which has teamed with the BBC on an adaptation of “King Lear,” starring Oscar winners Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. However, what isn't poor is the first-rate treatment of this DVD collection. Here’s a night pities neither wise man nor fool. The 80-year-old King Lear divides his kingdom among his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, according to their affection for him. With that fateful decision, family and state collapse into chaos and warfare. Written between 1604 and 1605, it represents Shakespeare at the height of his dramatic power. Running under two hours, Amazon's version of William Shakespeare's 'King Lear' is oddly thin and brisk, but you can't go wrong watching Anthony Hopkins as Lear. An adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare, cut to just 115 minutes, was broadcast on … KENT See better, Lear; and let me still remain The true blank of thine eye. Good nuncle, in, and ask thy daughters blessing. In spite of the shortcomings of this production, the play reduced to a third, a budget production for TV with very limited stage room and a number of characters missing, this is an astounding production, not only for Orson Welles being one of the best Lears ever, but all the actors are excellent, and I have never seen a better fool of Lear's than Alan Badel, here still quite young. Shame on NBC for their poor treatment of Just Shoot Me. KING LEAR Kent, on thy life, no more. Anthony Hopkins leads an all-star cast in Amazon Prime’s upcoming adaptation of King Lear, which is set in the fictional present.