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Top review. Anna rules the King's heart and wins over the audience in this visual masterpiece. Let the magic of romance and the beauty of Siam sweep and take you away to a world where the king rules the land and a teacher rules the king's heart. There are only two other movies I would consider to be worthy of masterpiece status: "Saving Private Ryan" and "Titanic. I was very impressed with the performance of Chow-Yun Fat because he made the transition from action star to dramatic actor flawlessly.

Fat showed his versatility in playing a king. Fat pulled off this role with perfection. He made it so easy for me to enjoy this movie because of his screen presence and believability of the performance as well as the chemistry between Anna and the King.

This masterpiece can not be completed without the performance Jodie Foster turned in. Foster delivers the type of performance worthy of an oscar. She once again has established herself among the elite that have the special gift of natural talent. Foster and Fat come together beautifully to bring the true story of the romance of Anna Leonowens and King Momokut. The chemistry can be felt from a distance and it works from the first minute they come together. I knew Foster and Fat were compatible; however, I failed to realize how much until I viewed the movie.

Also, the costumes are well-made and suited the movie perfectly. Hollywood Titan Oct 22, FAQ What is 'Anna and the King' about? Is "Anna and the King" based on a book? Where is Siam? Details Edit. Release date December 17, United States. United States. English Thai French. Reviewer: Anonymous - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - September 18, Subject: Quality of Pages are great Quality of Pages are great.

Reviewer: Anonymous - favorite favorite - September 16, Subject: Borrow??? When will this book be available to borrow? Would love to read. Quality of Pages seem great! When will this book be borrowable. It currently show Borrow Unavailable. Internet Archive Books. There is no reason for any man to ever see the play. It is long and mostly told in the same flat monotone, but has one enormous advantage over the musical: It does not contain "I Whistle a Happy Tune.

The king, for example, says "and so on and on" only once, and "et cetera" not at all. And there is only one occasion when he tells Anna her head cannot be higher than his.

Productions of the musical belabor this last point so painfully they should be staged in front of one of those police lineups with feet and inches marked on it. Jodie Foster's performance projects a strange aura. Here is an actress meant to play a woman who is in love, and she seems subtly uncomfortable with that fate. I think I know why. Foster is not only a wonderful actor but an intelligent one--one of our smartest. There are few things harder for an actor to do than play beneath their intelligence.

Oh, they can play dumb people who are supposed to be dumb. But it is almost impossible to play a dumb person who is supposed to be smart, and that's what she has to do as Anna. She arrives in Siam, a widow with a young boy, and finds herself in the realm of this egotistical sexual monster with a palace full of women.

Yes, he is charming; Hitler is said to have been charming, and so, of course, was Hannibal Lecter. She must try to educate the king's children 68, I think I heard and at the same time civilize him by the British standards of the time, which were racist, imperialist and jingoistic, but frowned on Siamese practices such as chaining women for weeks outside the palace gates.

By the end of the movie, she has danced with the king a couple of times, come tantalizing close to kissing him and civilized him a little, although he has not sold off his concubines. She now has memories that she can write in her journal for Rogers and Hammerstein to plunder on Broadway, which never tires of romance novels set to music.

Foster, I believe, sees right through this material and out the other side, and doesn't believe in a bit of it. At times we aren't looking at a 19th century schoolmarm, but a modern woman biting her tongue.