King Lear
May 8, 1998 (Friday) at 7:30 p.m.
(Free and Open to the Public)
Directed by Peter Brook
Starring Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Susan Engel
The stark terrain of Denmark stands in for England in Peter Brook's version of Shakespear's King Lear. The film features brilliant performances by Paul Scofield as Lear and Jack MacGowran as the Fool and an elegant discovery of the language of Shakespear. King Lear is one of Shakespear's most graphically violent works, and director Brooks takes the opportunity to present the carnage in Bergman-like fashion, reminiscent of THE VIRGIN SPRING.
