Anna and the King
Anna and the King is a 1999 American biographical period drama film directed by Andy Tennant and written by Steve Meerson and Peter Krikes. Loosely based on the 1944 novel Anna and the King of Siam, which gives a fictionalized account of the diaries of Anna Leonowens, it stars Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-fat in the titular roles.
Plot
Anna Leonowens (Jodie Foster), a British widow, has come to Siam with her son Louis (Tom Felton) to teach English to Crown Prince Chulalongkorn, the heir of King Mongkut (Chow Yun-fat). She is a strong-willed, intelligent, valiant and benevolent woman for her time, which pleases the King. Mongkut wants to modernize Siam, thinking this will help his country resist colonialism and protect the ancient traditions that provide Siam its identity. For this reason, he has Anna teach all of his dozens of children, born to twenty-three wives.
More details
| author | Peter Krikes Steve Meerson |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Thailand |
| director | Andy Tennant |
| editor | Roger Bondelli |
| events | Anna Leonowens |
| genre | drama romance |
| keywords | behead british rule in burma british soldier buddhist monk burmese chandrmondol cholera crown prince cultural difference east india company fa-ying flee hide horn kay siu lim louis louis t. leonowens mongkut pinklao prime minister prince chaofa reincarnation royal gardens slavery slavery in thailand summon teach the east india company the king think true love white elephant |
| musicBy | George Fenton |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Production Design |
| producer | Lawrence Bender |
| productionCompany | Fox 2000 Pictures Lawrence Bender |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| theme | romantic drama |