Anna and the King

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Remake of:

The King and I (Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I)

Remake of:

Anna and the King of Siam

Original title: Anna and the King
Year: 1999
Running time: 147 min.
Country: United States
Director: Andy Tennant
Screenwriter: Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes (Book: Anna Leonowens)
Music: George Fenton
Cinematography: Caleb Deschanel
Cast: Jodie Foster, Bai Ling, Chow Yun-Fat, Tom Felton, Randall Duk Kim, Keith Chin, Deanna Yusoff, Melissa Campbell, Geoffrey Palmer, Kay Siu Lim, Ann Firbank
Producer: Fox 2000 Pictures, Lawrence Bender
Genre: Romance. Drama. Adventure | Romantic Drama. 19th Century. Based On A True Story. Remake
Synopsis / Plot: This is the story of Anna Leonowens, the English schoolteacher who came to Siam in the 1860s to teach the children of King Mongkut. She becomes involved in his affairs, from the tragic plight of a young concubine to trying to forge an alliance with Britain to a war with Burma that is orchestrated by Britain. In the meantime, a subtle romance develops between them.

Awards: 1999: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Art Direction, Costume Design

1999: 2 Nominations for Golden Globe: Best Song, Original Soundtrack

Critics' reviews

"Because the mostly solemn dramatic tone of 'Anna and the King' is so similar to that of "The King and I," the absence of songs comes as a letdown"

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"[It] has one enormous advantage over the musical: It does not contain "I Whistle a Happy Tune' (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Stuffed with period detail and deep-dish political intrigue, as if it were trying to be a prestige American version of The Last Emperor, the movie is intelligent, vividly shot, and weirdly remote"

Owen Gleiberman: Entertainment Weekly
"It is pleasant, occasionally amusing -- and often dull."

Andy Seiler: USA Today
"A schmaltzy, ultra-elaborate, overly long production, all too consciously conceived as an old-fashioned family entertainment."

Emanuel Levy: Variety
"While it's unfair to compare it too closely with the Deborah Kerr/Yul Brynner version, what emerges here is an unexpectedly humane study of two people (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Simon Braud: Empire
"It is neither as witty as the 1946 Dunne-Harrison film, nor as lively as the 1956 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical (...) dull and over-extended"

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