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Burgess Meredith, Peter Sellars, Molly Ringwald, Jean-Luc Godard, Julie Delpy ...( see more  see more... ) , Woody Allen

Everything returns to normal after Chernobyl. That is, everything but art. Most of the great works are lost, and it is up to people like William Shakespear Junior the Fifth to restore the lost artwork...( read more  read more... ) of the human race. He finds strange goings-on at a resort enough to remind him of all the lines of the play, dealing with mob boss Don Learo and his daughter Cordelia, a strange professor named Jean Luc-Godard (sic), who repeatedly xeroxes his hand for no particular reason. He is followed by four humanoid goblins that keep tormenting Cordelia. There is also the gentleman whose girlfriend, Valerie, isn't always visible. Then the film is sent off to New York for Mr. Alien to edit.

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PG, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard

Release Date: September 15, 1987

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  • matiascba87
    June 29, 2008
    matiascba87
    loquísima, pero me gustó
  • jazzmonk
    March 11, 2008
    jazzmonk
    I generally dislike Goddard, but I'll give it a look because it is Shakespeare.
  • tpb001
    November 17, 2007
    tpb001
    No thanks I've seen so many versions of King Lear that I've had enough.
  • xoxoxSPOILEDxoxox
    August 31, 2007
    xoxoxSPOILEDxoxox
    WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN
  • queenie523
    July 2, 2007
    queenie523
    seven stages of life...
  • CloudIsAMonkey
    May 21, 2007
    CloudIsAMonkey
    Oh hey! So that's what happened to him after "The Last Unicorn"...
  • notoveryet
    December 17, 2006
    notoveryet
    really sad at the end
  • SarahJoyFrost
    December 11, 2006
    SarahJoyFrost
    i would like to see this

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