The King Is Alive
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| Directed by | Kristian Levring |
| Produced by | Vibeke Windeløv |
| Written by |
Kristian Levring Anders Thomas Jensen |
| Starring | Miles Anderson, Romane Bohringer, David Bradley, David Calder, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brion James |
| Music by | Jan Juhler |
| Cinematography | Jens Schlosser |
| Edited by | Nicholas Wayman Harris |
| Distributed by | Nordisk Film Distribution A/S |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Denmark |
| Language | English |
The King Is Alive (2000) is the fourth film to be done according to the Dogme 95 rules. It is directed by Kristian Levring. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Synopsis
A group of tourists are stranded in the Namibian desert when their bus loses its way and runs out of fuel. Canned carrots and dew keep the tourists alive, but they are helplessly entrapped, completely cut off from the rest of the world. As courage and moral fibre weaken and relationships grow shaky, Henry, a theatrical manager, persuades the group to put on Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear. As the tourists work their way through Henry's hand-written scripts for an audience of only the sand dunes and one distant, indigenous watcher, real life increasingly begins to resemble the play.
Cast
- Miles Anderson – Jack
- Romane Bohringer – Catherine
- David Bradley – Henry
- David Calder – Charles
- Bruce Davison – Ray
- Brion James – Ashley
- Peter Khubeke – Kanana (as Peter Kubheka)
- Vusi Kunene – Moses
- Jennifer Jason Leigh – Gina
- Janet McTeer – Liz
- Chris Walker – Paul
- Lia Williams – Amanda
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: The King Is Alive". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
External links
- The King Is Alive at the Internet Movie Database
- The King Is Alive in the Danish National Filmography