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The Last Lear

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An aging theater actor is lured out of his retirement by an ambitious film director. The truth behind the actor's decision to quit theater reveals itself during the making of the film.

Critics Reviews

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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express 05/02/2019
Rituparno Ghosh could have given [Amitabh] Bachchan the role of a lifetime in The Last Lear. But what we get is Bachchan declaiming Shakespeare, buoyed by a soundtrack which toplines thunder, lightning and rain, and spotlit by a bright beam. Go to Full Review Namrata Joshi Outlook 01/30/2019
2/4
Worst aspect, perhaps, is the weak voice of the narrator. Who wants to hear a story in such a weedy voice? Go to Full Review Dan Sallitt Senses of Cinema 10/12/2018
Unfortunately, The Last Lear takes [director Rituparno] Ghosh further into impersonality and subjugation to star power. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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03/24/2015 India needs more movies like this. See more 08/02/2012 Highlight of the film is the touching portrayal of a Shakespeare actor by Amitabh Bachan! See more 12/02/2010 Put out thy light, and then put out thy light. If I quench thee, thou flaming minister, I can again thy former light restore... - Othello (Sir William Shakespeare) As like as Harry's(Amitabh Bachchan as Harish Mishra) obsession upon Shakespeare, I'm gonna obsessed of Rituporno Ghosh! Its just not a film! See more 10/18/2010 Best performances by everyone, even the boiled potato look alike, Preity Zinta. Rampal surprises. Bachchan is Bachchan.. effortless dialogue delivery, clear diction, total genius. Shefali Shah should stop being stereotypical in her acting. Fab film. See more 10/16/2010 No other guy can recite KING LEAR on his deathbed like that. No other guy can hit a journalist for forgetting A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. AB rocks. Period. See more 10/14/2010 The most accessible introduction to the work of Rituparno Ghosh for non-Bengali audiences. If you wanna watch a film that actually means something, please watch this one. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Rituparno Ghosh

Director

Amitabh Bachchan

Harish "Harry" Mishra

Preity Zinta

Shabnam

Arjun Rampal

Siddarth Kumar

Jisshu Sengupta

Gautam

Shefali Shetty

Vandana

Movie Info

Synopsis An aging theater actor is lured out of his retirement by an ambitious film director. The truth behind the actor's decision to quit theater reveals itself during the making of the film.
Director
Rituparno Ghosh
Screenwriter
Rituparno Ghosh
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 3m