King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.
King Lear has generally received positive reviews.
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King Lear was released in 1970 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 2 reviews, giving King Lear (1970) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 20%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 0%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with King Lear than critics were.
With a score of 74%, King Lear is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1970, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 1970 with similar scores include films like Love Story and Carol.
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