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Anna and the King Director: Andy Tennant Cast: Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling, Tom Felton

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  • DVD Release Date: 08/26/2003
  • Original Release: 1999
  • Rating: Rated PG13
  • Sales Rank: 55,159

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Closed Caption; Comentario por Andy Tennant; Cinco documentales especial de televisión; Seis escenas suprimidas; Tráiler cinematográfico; Video musical: "How Can I Not Love You"; Idiomas: Inglés 5.1 Dolby surround; Español Dolby surround; Françes Dolby surround

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Side #1 --
1. Main Titles (The Englishwoman)
2. The Palace
3. Meeting the King
4. The Royal Family
5. The Royal School
6. Slavery
7. The King's Approval
8. The Rice Festival
9. Burmese Death Squads
10. A Royal Party
11. The Marketplace
12. A Small Gift
13. Fever
14. A Letter
15. An Attack
16. Tuptim
17. Kincaid's Information
18. Nong Khai
19. The White Elephant
20. End Titles

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Editorial Reviews

Anna and the King is the third film to chronicle the adventures of British governess Anna Leonowens in 19th-century Siam, and it is far and away the most picturesque. Gorgeous location photography lends verisimilitude to the dreamily exotic setting and by-now-familiar story. Jodie Foster makes a placidly beautiful yet passionate Anna, who accepts the job of teaching the 58 children sired by Siam's King Mongkut (Hong Kong action star Chow Yun-Fat) and immediately finds herself locked in a battle of wills with the potentate. Director Andy Tennant draws repeated comparisons between Eastern and Western philosophies, and he sharply delineates Mongkut's dilemma: The king knows times are changing and wants his children to be equipped to cope with those changes, yet he remains strangely unwilling to jettison beliefs and traditions that have governed his people's behavior for countless centuries. Neither Anna and the King of Siam (1948) nor The King and I (1956) deal with political intrigue and physical danger as specifically as this adaptation of the tale. But it is those elements, along with the fine performances of Foster and Chow, that make Anna and the King such a rousing success and, in many ways, the best of the three versions. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble

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Excellent movieby Linux-Guy

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July 04, 2009: The scenery is breathtakingly beautiful and in itself enough to merit watching the movie. However, it is more than the scenery. I thought that Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat both put in a wonderful performance working off each other. The story is very entertaining and contains all of the characteristics of a movie that will keep your attention: romance, action, humor, and in this movie, the differences in culture.

Worth the watch.

This review was written about the DVD Special Edition \ Full Frame edition.

I Also Recommend: The Last Samurai.

A Modern Epicby E.Dzanda

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June 08, 2009: Anna and the King is what I like to think of as a modern adaptation of The King and I, the Rogers & Hammerstein musical, but with a more relatable story. Jodie Foster plays a strong and yet elegant British schoolteacher to the King's (played by Chow Yun-Fat) many children. This film has a lot to offer its audience from the exotic culture of Siam, to the grand landscapes. This film touches on the worldview of the time (1860s) when England was colonizing countries all throughout Asia. It also explores the issues of slavery, arranged marriages, and forbidden love. This is family friendly film that brings the epic film genre into the twentieth century.

This review was written about the DVD Special Edition / Wide Screen edition.

I Also Recommend: Moulin Rouge, Tristan + Isolde, Knights of the Round Table, Planet Earth - The Complete Series, Waking Ned Devine.


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