Lear used to be my favorite Shakespeare play, but that was prior to finding Richard III. Still, it's incredibly good, and if you ever get a chance, I strongly recommend watching Ran. It's basically the story of Lear but with 3 sons instead of 3 daughters. But the sons do marry and you get to meet the wives. Lady Kaede is ruthless and vicious but pretends to be innocent and naive. It's great! Wonderful film with wonderful cinematography. They don't make movies like that much anymore. At least not without tons and tons of CGI. :(