Anna and the King (1999)

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Credits
Director: Andy Tennant
Writers: Anna Leonowens (diaries), Steve Meerson (screenplay)
Release Date (USA): December 17, 1999

Jodie Foster ... Anna Leonowens
Chow Yun-Fat ... King Mongkut
Bai Ling ... Tuptim
Tom Felton ... Louis Leonowens
Syed Alwi ... The Kralahome, Prime Minister
Randall Duk Kim ... General Alak
Kay Siu Lim ... Prince Chowfa, King Mongkut's Brother
Melissa Campbell ... Princess Fa-Ying
Keith Chin ... Prince Chulalongkorn
Mano Maniam ... Moonshee, Leonowens' Indian Servant
Shanthini Venugopal ... Beebe, Leonowens' Indian Servant
Deanna Yusoff ... Lady Thiang, Head Wife
Geoffrey Palmer ... Lord John Bradley
Anne Firbank ... Lady Bradley
Bill Stewart ... Mycroft Kincaid, East India Trading Co.

Synopsis
A British widow named Anna Leonowens and her young son, Louis, journey to Siam at the request of its king in order to educate his 58 young heirs in the ways of the West. King Mongkut perpetuates a tradition of monarchist rule built upon dynasties of arrogance, intimidation, chauvinism and disrespect. But Anna is a strong-willed woman who bristles at Siamese protocol and human injustice. The inevitable conflict between them softens over time as Anna and the king get to know each other, like each other and learn more about the cultural differences that make them who they are. Their relationship gets more complicated when political unrest and a plot to destroy the royal family threaten not only their friendship, but the future of a nation.

Why We Love It
-The sweeping landscape and history of 18th century Siam
-The romantic (fabricated) love story. There's nothing hotter than "forbidden love", especially when it's performed by actors with caliber like Foster and Chow.
-Chow Yun-Fat, the great king...need we say more?

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