Shakespeare in 16 minutes with hand-painted fire? Absolute cinema chaos.
Hand-tinted Italian verison of the Shakespeare Classic King Lear.
Practical Effects
Hand-tinted flames actually painted frame by frame.
Acting
Ermete Novelli's Lear: full body commitment, zero subtlety.
Director
Gerolamo Lo Savio
Francesca Bertini
Cordelia
Giannina Chiantoni
King Lear's Daughter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes