King Lear was one of my set texts for 'A' Level at school, and I loved it. There doesn't seem to havebeen a Hollywood version of it made to date - I can find listings on IMDB for an austere 1971 English/Danish version, and the BBC's worthy 1980s TV production seemingly filmed in one room in the BBC TV Centre, but nothing really Hollywood. An Al Pacino version has been in development hell for a while - let's hope it ends up starring Fluffy the Wonder Hamster.
The comedy bit isn't actually from Lear. As the original script says: Because of a freak dubbing accident at the video manufacturers a small segment of 'The Comedy of Errors' has appeared on the soundtrack. This takes the place of one of those totally unfunny 'humorous' episodes between Lear and the Fool, as is, happily, just as incomprehensible and unfunny. OK, I've lent my copy of Lear to a Drama Students and now it's lost in limbo, so the Comedy of Errors is understudying for tonight.
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