Anna and the King of Siam (Bilingual)
The story of British teacher Anna Leonowens and her sojourn to the court of 19th century Siam has proved irresistible to many generations--as book, movie, or Broadway show. Arguably the most beloved version of the story is the 1946 Fox film Anna and the King of Siam, an elegant and bittersweet drama. Irene Dunne plays the widow Anna, who arrives in Siam in 1862 with her young son in tow. Her ostensible job, to teach the many children of the polygamous King (Rex Harrison, in his first Hollywood picture), soon broadens into an unofficial court advisor. The most amusing sequences in the first half of the picture are the battles of manners between feisty Anna and the intellectually curious but tradition-bound king--a battle that engenders great mutual respect. John Farrow directed, with his customary sympathy for the female heroine and eye for handsome spaces (the film won Oscars for art direction and Arthur Miller's cinematography). The main Asian characters are played by white actors, with Lee J. Cobb especially startling as the prime minister. The affecting story leaves no doubt to why Rodgers and Hammerstein saw the future musical The King and I in the material, and indeed you may find yourself humming "Getting to Know You" or "Something Wonderful" beneath certain scenes. It was remade in 1999 with Jodie Foster as Anna and the King, with more cultural correctness but less charm. --Robert Horton Binding DVD. Publisher(s): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. AudienceRating: NR (Not Rated). Format: Closed-captioned. AspectRatio: 1.33:1.
| Manufacturer: | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| Part Number: | 2227230 |
| Lowest Price (CAD): | $59.59 |
Product Features |
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| Brand : | 20th Century Fox |
| Closed Captioned : | No |
| Collector's Edition : | No |
| Director : | John Cromwell |
| Director's Cut : | No |
| Distributor : | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| Film Rating : | NR (Not Rated) |
| Format : | DVD |
| Language : | Spanish |
| Movie Aspect Ratio : | Full Screen |
| Number of Discs : | One |
| Release Date : | May 2005 |
| Starring : | Irene Dunne |
| Title : | Title A-B |
| Unedited Version : | No |
