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King Lear
Drama, TV Movie
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers drawn to monumental tragedy, emotionally ferocious performances, and Shakespearean explorations of power, loyalty, and human frailty.
- Tone
- bleak, melancholic, epic
- Payoff
- heartbreak, catharsis
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- intense
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- power, family betrayal, aging, madness, mortality
- Setting
- premodern kingdom, royal court and windswept wilderness
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Where to watch
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Amazon Prime Video
