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  2. King Lear (1971 Soviet film) - Wikipedia

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    King Lear, in his old age, decides to divide his kingdom among his three daughters, based on how much each claims to love him. His eldest daughters, Goneril and Regan, flatter him with insincere declarations, hoping to secure the largest portions, while his youngest daughter, Cordelia, refuses to engage in flattery, asserting that her love transcends words.

  3. Goneril - Wikipedia

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    Goneril is a character in William Shakespeare's tragic play King Lear (1605). She is the eldest of King Lear 's three daughters. Along with her sister Regan , Goneril is considered a villain , obsessed with power and overthrowing her elderly father as ruler of the kingdom of Britain.

  4. King Lear - Wikipedia

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    King Lear, George Frederick Bensell. The Tragedy of King Lear, often shortened to King Lear, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between his daughters Goneril and Regan, who pay homage to gain favour, feigning ...

  5. Lear Rex - Wikipedia

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    Al Pacino revealed in April 2023 he was developing a new adaptation of King Lear. [1] The adaptation would be confirmed in February 2024, with Bernard Rose set to write and direct, and Pacino cast to star as Lear, with Jessica Chastain cast as Goneril. [2]

  6. King Lear (1971 British film) - Wikipedia

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    King Lear is a 1971 British film adaptation of the Shakespeare play directed by Peter Brook and starring Paul Scofield. [1] Filmed in stark black-and-white, the film was inspired by the absurdist theatre of playwrights such as Samuel Beckett and upon release was noted for its bleak tone and wintry atmosphere.

  7. King Lear (2018 film) - Wikipedia

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    King Lear is a 2018 British-American television film directed by Richard Eyre. An adaptation of the play of the same name by William Shakespeare , cut to just 115 minutes, it was broadcast on BBC Two on 28 May 2018. [ 1 ]

  8. Regan (King Lear) - Wikipedia

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    Shakespeare based the character on Regan, a personage described by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his pseudo-historical chronicle Historia regum Britanniae ("History of the Kings of Britain", c. 1138) as one of the British king Lear's three daughters, alongside Goneril and Cordelia (the source for Cordelia), and the mother of Cunedagius.

  9. A Thousand Acres - Wikipedia

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    For example, some of the names of the main characters in the novel are reminiscent of their Shakespearean counterparts. Larry is Lear, Ginny is Goneril, Rose is Regan, and Caroline is Cordelia. The role of the Cooks' neighbors, Harold Clark and his sons Loren and Jess, also rework the importance of Gloucester, Edgar and Edmund in King Lear.