Jodie Foster and Chow Yun-Fat star in the movie 'Anne and the King'.
Imagine yourself for a moment in a remote country, with The task of educating the 58, yes 58, sons of an old-fashioned king, and with many prejudices still to be overcome ... That is basically the panorama that the protagonist of the film we will talk about today found, 'Ana y el Rey'.
Based on the diary of Anna Leonowens, the writer Margaret Landon wrote "Anne and the King of Siam", of which three films and an animated version have been made. The one that concerns us today is the most current version, dating from 1999, and was directed by Andy Tennant (Exhibited), which featured in its cast: Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ling and Tom Felton.
The synopsis of the film places us in Thailand at the end of the XNUMXth century. The life of the British governess Anna Leonowens, hired by the King of Siam to educate her fifty-eight children. As soon as you arrive in these unknown and exotic lands, Anna finds herself in a wrestling match with the stubborn sovereign.
'Ana y el Rey', which received 3 nominations for the Oscars Awards, caught our attention for its educational aspect, and we were pleasantly surprised. The only negative thing that I have been able to observe is the duration, 2 hours and a bit are a bit excessive ... In return we have found a story in which in addition to having to educate 58 children of a king, Jodie Foster never stops giving lessons to the king, yes, the king. Lessons ranging from slavery (which was widespread in Siam at that time in history), through an unjust judicial system (which was later improved) to issues still as current today as gender equality. a whole "real" lesson in education in values, spiced up with dreamy landscapes and a carefully detailed film. A highly recommended film, which we are sure you will like.More information - This weekend only the comedy "Exposados" will animate the Spanish box office
