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| Anna and the King (Full-Screen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Andy Tennant
Actors: Jodie Foster, Yun-fat Chow, Bai Ling, Tom Felton, Syed Alwi
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  149 reviews
Sales Rank: 9674
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Special Edition, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 148
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: D2003755D
UPC: 024543037552
EAN: 0024543037552
ASIN: B000062XGB
Theatrical Release Date: December 17, 1999
Release Date: May 21, 2002
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Movie! March 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Anna and the King is a wonderful True movie! Jodie Foster is a very good actress in this movie. This movie made me laugh, cry and happy!
 Anna and the King November 6, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a voluptous production of a fascinating story. Chow Yun Fat is marvellous as the complex, conflicted leader caught between the beauty and tradition of the past and the inevitability and potentially tragic future for himself, his family and his people. Jodie Foster is impeccable as Anna, a woman who is of England and all that was Colonial but with a love for the beauty and wonder of the indigenous.
Their magentism to each other is heartfelt and compelling. This film is one step away from being a truly great movie and it is difficult to find the moment where it falters from its destiny.
i love this film but am always left with a sense of missed opportunity.
Put your hands together for "Anna and the King" October 31, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The very first time I watched this, I loved it. Jodie Foster and Chow Yun Fat are absolutely great together, and the set is amazing! The costumes are magnificent, and the power of this movie is touching.
There are many stories. There are times of sorrow and grief, but there are also times of utter happiness and joy. I was a bit dissappointed about how they never kissed, but it's okay. The movie was still good.
So, I hope this helps. If you haven't watched this, WATCH IT! Do it. "You can do it." -Sumo guy
The English Matron Conquers the Palace. July 26, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'm always fascinated with books & movies that deal with the interaction of subjects from different cultures such as "Shogun", "Lawrence of Arabia", "Dances with Wolves" or "Broken Arrow".
The film "Anna and the King" (1999) is one of such films. Accent is on differences and how humans are able to empathize in spite of them.
The specific story of Mrs. Anna Leonowens at Siam's Court has always fascinated filmmakers. There is a first version starring Rex Harrison and Irene Dunne (1946), the well remembered (at least by my age class... that is to say, ahem! 60 years old) musical with Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr (1956) and finally the present one with remarkable actress Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat in the leading roles.
The story is quite well known: an English widower is hired as schoolteacher to give British education to Siam's Crown Princes and Princesses. She arrives to Siam (the present Thailand) from India with her son and servants.
As soon as she arrives to Bangkok cultural clashes starts: no one is waiting for her, then women are not expected to talk standing to men, the promised independent accommodations are no available and so on and so on.
Quite a good piece of differences to sort out!
On this backdrop Mrs. Leonowens met the King and the story is on the move.
The whole film is not very original in its proposals; nevertheless the Oscar Nominations for Best Costume to Jenny Beavan (veteran nominee and winner) and Best Set Deco & Art Director to Ian Whittaker and Luciana Arrighi (both nominee and winner too) are more than well deserved as these two areas of expertise are outstandingly fulfilled.
Not nominated but very good, IMHO, is cinematography in charge of Caleb Deschanel.
Jodie Foster as Mrs. Leonowens is at par with her usual performances yet the character does not demand the best from her.
Chow Yun-Fat as King Mongkut is a real surprise: very good and restrained characterization.
A fair spectacle to see, I recommend this film to general audiences.
Reviewed by Max Yofre.
 I don't know why many people gave it 5 stars April 22, 2006
3 out of 9 found this review helpful
I didn't even watch the whole movie because it hurt to watch Jodie punched a blow of disrespect to someone of higher status (the royal family). If you have any respect for your elders, your grandparents, and especially royalty, please don't watch this film.
This film makes it look as though Anna is of higher status than the king. It is not all that surprising since this movie was adopted from a book written in the age of Britain imperialism so the content of this book highly favoured the British. The writer of the book probably thought that she was indeed better than Thailand as did many european countries who attempted to set up colonies over the world.
Recommended for those who can see past through the movie's faults.
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