King of Texas (DVD & Blu-Ray) ( Boss Lear )

King of Texas (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Boss Lear
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Uli Edel

Written By:
William Shakespeare
Stephen Harrigan

Actors:
Patrick Stewart ..... John Lear
Marcia Gay Harden ..... Mrs. Susannah Lear Tumlinson
Lauren Holly ..... Mrs. Rebecca Lear Highsmith
Roy Scheider ..... Henry Westover
David Alan Grier ..... Rip
Colm Meaney ..... Mr. Tumlinson
Patrick Bergin ..... Mr. Highsmith
Matt Letscher ..... Emmett Westover
Liam Waite ..... Thomas Westover
Steven Bauer ..... Menchaca
Julie Cox ..... Claudia Lear
Richard Lineback ..... Warnell
Lynne Goulet ..... Dancer
Memo Escobedo ..... Cowboy
Clint Allen ..... Cowboy

Synopsis:

Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear is transplanted to 19th century Texas in this made-for-cable drama. Patrick Stewart stars as John Lear, the wealthiest and most powerful rancher in the territory. Failing in body and mind, Lear decides to divide his vast property among his three daughters - Suzannah Marcia Gay Harden, Rebecca Lauren Holly, and Claudia Julie Cox - giving the most land to the girl who most persuasively professes her love and loyalty. While her mercenary sisters fawn all over John, the headstrong Claudia refuses to feed false compliments to her father, and as a result, she is banished from his ranch. But when Lear's spread is threatened by usurpers and landgrabbers, the enfeebled patriarch realizes that Claudia is the only one of his offspring truly worthy of his affection. All of the Shakespearean highlights are intact, albeit retranslated within the genre expectations of the Western. For example, Lear's blinding is done with a branding iron. An uneasy mixture of British theatricality and John Ford-like cinematic spectacle, King of Texas filmed in Mexico despite its title originally aired June 2, 2002, on the TNT cable network.

Ranch tycoon John Lear (Patrick Stewart) divides his considerable property between two daughters (Marcia Gay Harden and Lauren Holly). A battle breaks out for the land and Lear learns the value of peace. This reworking of William Shakespeare's KING LEAR is set in a Western milieu with stunning Texas scenery. Using a post-Alamo setting, this adaptation surprisingly retains the complexity of Shakespeare's characters. Originally aired on cable, the film also features terrific supporting work from Roy Scheider.

Shakespeare's King Lear goes Western in this drama starring Patrick Stewart, Marcia Gay Harden and Lauren Holly. The Battle of the Alamo is about to commence, and John Lear (Stewart), a power-hungry rancher, pits his three daughters against one another in a race to claim their inheritance. But his youngest, Claudia (Julie Cox), fails to take the bait, engineering Lear's own ruin. Uli Edel directs.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 31 October, 2012.

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