King Lear (Original title)
Date: 21 March 1998 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Richard Eyre
Synopsis: Richard Eyre's film version of his award-winning Royal National Theatre production. After disinheriting the youngest of his three daughters because she refuses to pander to his desire for flattery, King Lear suffers the torments of rage, humiliation and madness at the hands of his two eldest daughters before arriving at a painful self-knowledge.Synopsis: Studio-based filmed version of the Royal National Theatre production of Shakespeare's play.
Genre: Drama
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TV Transmissions
Date: 21 March 1998Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-23:20Runtime: 81 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo
Title: Shakespeare on Film: Three Recent Shakespeare Productions...Author: COURSEN, H.R. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discussion of the distinction between "metaphoric" and "metonymic" styles of production with regard to Richard Eyre's KING LEAR, Nicholas Hytner's TWELFTH NIGHT and the NBC TEMPEST. Article title ends "...on Television".
In: Screen International n1137 05 Dec 1997 Page: 37
Title: International productionArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Date: 21 March 1998 (Television)Country: United KingdomDirector: Richard Eyre
Synopsis: Richard Eyre's film version of his award-winning Royal National Theatre production. After disinheriting the youngest of his three daughters because she refuses to pander to his desire for flattery, King Lear suffers the torments of rage, humiliation and madness at the hands of his two eldest daughters before arriving at a painful self-knowledge.Synopsis: Studio-based filmed version of the Royal National Theatre production of Shakespeare's play.
Genre: Drama
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 21 March 1998Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-23:20Runtime: 81 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo
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In: Shakespeare Bulletin v17 n4 Autumn 1999 Pages: 33-35Title: Shakespeare on Film: Three Recent Shakespeare Productions...Author: COURSEN, H.R. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Discussion of the distinction between "metaphoric" and "metonymic" styles of production with regard to Richard Eyre's KING LEAR, Nicholas Hytner's TWELFTH NIGHT and the NBC TEMPEST. Article title ends "...on Television".
In: Screen International n1137 05 Dec 1997 Page: 37
Title: International productionArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English