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Yes, this movie is a period part. But this movie, adapted from a fantastic play,is at the extinguish of the day a mighty epic of an acutely dysfunctional family. Situation during the Christmas season in 12th century England, this myth is powerfully scripted and superbly acted by everyone. Peter O’Toole gives his tour de force performance as Henry II, a world-weary monarch intent on maintaining supremacy and establishing his legacy. Katherine Hepburn, in what is the among the finest movie performances I have ever seen, plays his deadly foil (and oh yes, estranged wife) Queen Eleanor of Acquitaine, who is positive to thwart his plans. The issue: which of their surviving children will inherit the throne of England, and marry Alais, the sister of the King of France? The pawns in this game are Alais and the English Princes, Richard the Lionhearted (Anthony Hopkins), John (Nigel Terry of Excalibur fame), and Geoffrey. Then of course, there is the wild card, the teenage French monarch, Philip (Timothy Dalton) .
In this movie you have all of the themes of familial dysfunction: the vitriol and wistfulness of an estranged couple, the frustrations of the “model” eldest child, the resentment of the neglected middle child, the eccentricities of the overindulged youngest child, a May-December affair triggered by a mid-life crisis, holiday depression, and it goes on and on. This movie is so adept at exploring these topics that it makes “American Beauty” (a fine film in its believe legal) seem almost sophomoric.
What makes this movie stand out is the writing. There is no other movie this side of “The Godfather” that has contained such toothsome dialogue and character development. The dialogue in this movie is outstanding (”It’s not the power I feel deprived of, it’s the mention that I miss”; “Give me a exiguous peace/A diminutive? Why so modest? How about eternal peace? Now there’s a idea.”)
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I doubt there will ever be another movie that will be so skillful in weaving together historical material, political intrigue, and slice-of-life issues into so seamlessly. This is one of my 10 approved movies. Please rent it, and if you can earn it, catch it.
Could not resist adding my praise for such a generous motion characterize. Status in a violent, unstable time of frequent wars and unrelenting political machinations, “The Lion In Winter” captures a gleaming 12th Century reality. A record station in the latter share of the reign of England’s Henry II (Peter O’Toole), it explores the convoluted dynamics of royal family politics and medieval intrigue. Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), Henry’s Queen, is released from her confinement in an English castle to join Henry at the Christmas court in France (at this time, Henry ruled spacious parts of unique France as well as England) . Eleanor was confined due to her succor of Henry’s sons in their uprising against him. Henry does not want a reoccurence. Their sons included Richard, the Lion-Hearted (Anthony Hopkins) and the Magna Carta’s King John, who are also at the Christmas court. A truly fabulous cast of characters are propelled by glowing performances and unbiased about the best written dialogue ever effect on film. Miss Hepburn’s Eleanor won her an Academy Award for best actress. A terrific accompaniment to the movie is Alison Weir’s fresh book “Eleanor Of Aquitaine”. Eleanor was the wife of two kings, the mother of three kings, the great-grandmother of two saints and lived through two Crusades. A piquant woman, she lived into her 80s, outliving eight of her ten children. Henry succeeded in building and holding together an empire that stretched from Scotland to the south of France.
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