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Anna and the King (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 95 Fresh: 49 Rotten:46 Average Rating: 5.9/10

Consensus: Beautiful cinematography can't prevent Anna and the King from being boring and overly lengthy.

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Runtime: 2 hrs 27 mins

Synopsis: English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens has done something that women of the Victorian age simply never do: The young widow has traveled thousands of miles with her son to a land that is largely unknown to the Western world. She arrives in Siam with adventure in her eyes and a Siamese primer in her...

Anna has been employed to educate the king�s fifty-eight children. She knows very little of King Mongkut, apart from the fact that his people revere him as a god. She brings with her an "East vs. West" prejudice against the king, considering him to be uncivilized. She soon realizes that her views are more than matched by the ruler�s own preconceptions about the West and particularly this impertinent English woman.

But over time, Anna and the King share a growing connection. Anna discovers that Mongkut is a true man of vision who is leading Siam to take its place among the nations of the modern world. And the King recognizes that Anna has shined a light not only on him and his family, but on Siam itself. -- � 1999 20th Century Fox [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Jodie Foster, Yun-Fat Chow, Bai Ling, Tom Felton, Randall Duk Kim

Director: Andy Tennant
Screenwriter: Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes
Producer: Lawrence Bender, Ed Elbert
Composer: George Fenton

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Apr 4, 2006

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Handsome and well-appointed ... but still one of the most boring films in recent memory.

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07/23/07

Rob Gonsalves

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10/14/06

David Sterritt

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06/24/06

Geoff Andrew

Time Out

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05/26/06

Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

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12/06/05

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A grand retelling of an iconic story.

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10/06/05

Christopher Smith

Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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04/09/05

Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

The third major screen version of the story, has much to recommend it.

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07/02/04

Judith Egerton

Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

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02/08/03

John R. McEwen

Film Quips Online

A deliberate retelling of 'The King and I' without the musical interludes. 'Anna and the King' is a slow, but ultimately rewarding period drama.

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01/29/03

Wesley Lovell

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... the pacing of the film is slow enough to make the typical Merchant-Ivory production feel like a Nine Inch Nails video

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01/23/03

Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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12/08/02

Film Threat

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12/03/02

Pamela Church Gibson

Sight and Sound

Classic tale gets a beautiful -- and unnecessary -- retelling.

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11/07/02

James Rocchi

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11/06/02

Jeff Strickler

Minneapolis Star Tribune

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10/15/02

Margaret A. McGurk

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03/19/02

Globe and Mail

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Here is an old-fashioned costume drama with sumptuous sets, stirring music, and beguiling landscapes.

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03/04/02

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

Forget what you've heard - this is something special

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04/01/01

Andrew Howe

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Es la historia de un amor que rompe las barreras del tiempo y el espacio y que nos recuerda que lo m�s importante que puede tener una persona son sus emociones

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03/14/01

Jorge Avila Andrade

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