'' King Lear '' premiered at Cannes on May 17 , 1987 , and , after a brief two-week run in the US , it did not appear in cinemas for another fifteen years . It was re-released in 2002 by a French distribution company , Bodega Films , but the company and Godard were sued by Viviane Forrester , the author of one of the literary quotations used in the film , for infringing her copyright . Godard and Bodega were both fined € 5,000 and '' King Lear '' was withdrawn after two years
Cannes
1987 Cannes Film Festival
King Lear (1987 film)