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King Lear

2015 · 156 min

A staged tragedy that feels intimate and raw, with language and emotion filling the room.

Overview: The Stratford Festival’s critically acclaimed performance of King Lear. An aging monarch resolves to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, with consequences he little expects. His reason shattered in the storm of violent emotion that ensues, with his very life hanging in the balance, Lear loses everything that has defined him as a king – and thereby discovers the essence of his own humanity.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and demanding.
About: Power, family, madness, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
family
madness
betrayal
aging
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild