William Shakespeare's King Lear: Film production by Richard Eyre or Michael Elliott? King Lear today rivals Hamlet as the most frequently performed William Shakespeare play. King Lear is a timeless tale of human greed, lust for power and lost loyalties. Directors" Richard Eyre and Michael Elliott have produced ... division of Lear's kingdom. Ian Holm plays up the dominating, hot tempered, selfish Lear that is a victim of his own self-importance. In the final scene, Holm shows through his tone and delivery of lines that Lear's anger and inner torment is directed towards whomever is around him...

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