Roi Lear, Le

Alternative title

King Lear

Synopsis

French television production of King Lear directed for stage by Daniel Mesguich and for television by Jean-Marie Coldefy. Philippe Morier-Genoud is Lear.

Language

French (Standard)

Country

France

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

17 Jul 1981 (Channel: TF1)

Duration

120 mins

Availability

No archive copy found (4/2008).

Credits

Director

Daniel Mesguich; Jean-Marie Coldefy

Writer

Michel Vittoz; William Shakespeare

Production Design

Thierry Delory

Cast

Catherine Rougelin	Cordelia
Gerald Robard	Earl of Gloucester
Jean-Luc Buquet	Fool
Redjep Mitrovitsa	Edgar, later disguised as Tom o’Bedlam
Alain Lenglet	Oswald
Anne Rondags	Goneril
Catherine Berriane	Regan
Serge Merlin	Duke of Burgundy
Yves Gourvil	Duke of Cornwall

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Open-air theatre

Notes

Stills

The set for the Avignon Festival staging was a miniature replica of the Pope’s Palace where the production was performed in the open-air at the Cour d’honneur du Palais des Papesin.

Textual information

Source: Internet Movie Database (IMDb). The play was translated into French and adapted by Michel Vittoz and contained many puns, anagrams, and diacritical features.

Reviews

Dizier, Anna. Daniel Mesguitch et Le Roi Lear. (Paris: Solin, 1981). Fuzier, Jean. Cahiers élisabéthains 20 (1981): 123-24 (in review-article).