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One of my favorite movies
There's not a lot you can say about this film. Excellent script, actors, director, scenes, plot. You just can't go wrong. Possibly the best film ever made.
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"We could tangle spiders in the webs you weave."
Watching Anthony Harvey's "The Lion in Winter" is like watching an advanced workshop on the art of acting. Of course, you would not expect any less from a production that casts two legends of the screen - Peter O'Toole and Katherine Hepburn - in its lead roles. So convincing are the legendary performers in their roles and so authentic is the recreation of the period...
Publié le Nov. 5 2003 par Steven Y.
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One of my favorite movies, Déc 9 2007
There's not a lot you can say about this film. Excellent script, actors, director, scenes, plot. You just can't go wrong. Possibly the best film ever made.
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Save Your Marriage--See This Movie, Juil 11 2004
I think it is perfectly appropriate to personalize great works of art such as this film. By this I mean that this film has practical implications and application. Do not judge this film simply on its artistic merits, but use it as a mirror on your own life, and indeed on society's. By that standard, this film is not just a cautionary tale, a fascinating character study, an exciting slice of life, or an exhilarating arc of performance, but a thing with actual usefulness.Who cannot relate to the pathologies on display here? Who could deny that most families have their own version of the "dramas" discussed in this timeless film? Who hasn't had a Christmas at one point or another where "drama" overtook the phony and forced familial facade? The next time you get into a fight with a loved one, take the time to see how bad it can get and watch and discuss this movie. It is a rare thing when art rises to such stature, and this film is a tour de force of the dramatic arts.
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FAMILY VALUES???, Juil 10 2004
Talk about a dysfunctional family. And supposedly, I'm descended from John, also named John Lackland (to indicate his lack of extensive real estate holdings), of Magna Carta fame or in King John's case infamy. I've been told that the Magna Carta was the first human rights document. From the Plantagenet Chronicles, Elizabeth Hallam editor, states "Magna Carta did not only assert baronial privilege...an additional underlying theme...was the upholding of individual rights against arbitrary government." Magna Carta was exacted from King John at Runnymede on June 15, 1215 from his "rebellious" barons. In this film, King John is portrayed as a sulking, spoiled brat who whines "Daddy, when can I have the kingdom" and "I don't know who my friends are". Acting-wise, I would give this movie 5 stars; the cast is incredible, Hepburn, Hopkins etc. I also love how it was filmed, the chanting, the gargoyles, relics of medieval times. I rarely watch movies more than one time; this one is entertaining no doubt about it. My favorite scene was the private meetings of the infamous family members (less Eleanor) with the King of France who enter the room one by one and hide behind separate tapestries as the whole truths become apparent. Dealings with the French king at Chinon castle were the main reasons for the convocation of the entire family in the first place, over mainly land possession of the Vexin, near Paris, taken by Henry in 1160 as dowry for the wife of his namesake Henry, the young king, who died on June 11, 1183, the same year as this story. I give it 4 stars, because the history is, not entirely inaccurate, but is incomplete. This family generates strong feelings for or against them depending on how you view history, on what source you get your information from. Richard the Lionhearted, fought in the Holy Land in several crusades and was later held for ransom in a German prison. Eleanor of Aquitaine has been imprisoned by her husband Henry II, King of England when she tried to flee with her sons (less John) disguised as a man in 1173. King Henry II's greatest achievements were legislative; the origins of juries and grand juries, trial by jury, can be traced to reforms King Henry made himself during his reign. Also, the death of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, at the hands of King Henry is significant in that part of the attraction of the pilgrimages to Canterbury was the supposed miracles that proliferated after Thomas Becket's death and burial there. Eleanor was something of a religious zealot; her effigy carved upon her gravestone depicts her holding an open book in her lap, possibly a bible? I leave you with the following food for thought from the bible about families: Deuteronomy 24:16 and Ezekiel 18:20, 27 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor children be put to death for their fathers...When the wicked man turns away from his wickedness and does what is right, he will save his soul alive. Titus 3:9 avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. Micah 7:6; Matt 10:36 A MAN'S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.
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FAMILY VALUES???, Juil 10 2004
Talk about a dysfunctional family. And supposedly, I'm descended from John, also named John Lackland (to indicate his lack of extensive real estate holdings), of Magna Carta fame or in King John's case infamy. I've been told that the Magna Carta was the first human rights document. From the Plantagenet Chronicles, Elizabeth Hallam editor, states "Magna Carta did not only assert baronial privilege...an additional underlying theme...was the upholding of individual rights against arbitrary government." Magna Carta was exacted from King John at Runnymede on June 15, 1215 from his "rebellious" barons. In this film, King John is portrayed as a sulking, spoiled brat who whines "Daddy, when can I have the kingdom" and "I don't know who my friends are". Acting-wise, I would give this movie 5 stars; the cast is incredible, Hepburn, Hopkins etc. I also love how it was filmed, the chanting, the gargoyles, relics of medieval times. I rarely watch movies more than one time; this one is entertaining no doubt about it. My favorite scene was the private meetings of the infamous family members (less Eleanor) with the King of France who enter the room one by one and hide behind separate tapestries as the whole truths become apparent. Dealings with the French king at Chinon castle were the main reasons for the convocation of the entire family in the first place, over mainly land possession of the Vexin, near Paris, taken by Henry in 1160 as dowry for the wife of his namesake Henry, the young king, who died on June 11, 1183, the same year as this story. I give it 4, because the history, not inaccurate, but incomplete. This family generates strong feelings for or against them depending on how you view history, on what source you get your information from. Richard the Lionhearted, fought in the Holy Land in several crusades and was later held for ransom in a German prison. Eleanor of Aquitaine has been imprisoned by her husband Henry II, King of England when she tried to flee with her sons (less John) disguised as a man in 1173. King Henry II's greatest achievements were legislative; the origins of juries and grand juries, trial by jury, can be traced to reforms King Henry made himself during his reign. Also, the death of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, at the hands of King Henry is significant
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Not an everyday Christmas tale..., Jui 30 2004
'There'll be pork in the treetops come morning!'
Thus shouts Queen Eleanor of Acquitaine to King Henry II, in a shouting match that never ends during the course of the fabulous film. An inventive historical drama recounting the lives of several of medieval Europe's most colourful characters, I can scarce begin to list the number of lines that stand out from the banter. 'The Lion in Winter' has long been one of my favourite films. I never tire of watching it, and love to find opportunities to incorporate lines from the film into my own 'witty banter' as appropriate. Peter O'Toole and Katherine Hepburn, in performances nearly unequalled by either in other works, provide the main action, while the very young actors Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton help fill out the cast in their debut roles (Nigel Terry, later to play King Arthur in 'Excalibur', also plays one of the king's sons). Done in period costume and set (the King emerging from his castle, not on a red carpet, but rather striding among the chickens scrambling to escape the regal steps), there is an air of realism to the visual production that is rarely achieved in more stately presentations of 'lofty' history. There are interesting asides, not the least of which is that King Henry seems make reference to being a bisexual -- a very daring thing in the 1960s, as well as the rumoured love affair between Richard (Richard the Lionhearted) and the King of France. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, it won three, including best screenplay -- no wonder so many delightfully witty, pithy lines come from this film. The real history of Henry and Eleanor provides the backdrop here. Henry kept Eleanor, one of the most desirable women (apparently in form as well as property) in Europe, a virtual prisoner during much of the later part of his reign. After his eldest son Henry died (an heir crowned in the lifetime of Henry II, a rare thing among monarchs, done in part because of the church-state problems dating back to Thomas Becket, alluded to very briefly in the dialogue of the film), Henry needs a new successor. Contrary to popular belief, the succession does not automatically proceed down the ranks of the eldest children (this would arise as an issue again during Tudor times, when there was first the attempt to skip over Mary and Elizabeth in favour of Lady Jane Grey; then later, the Stuart claim comes from their having been skipped over previously, by some definitions). Of course, Richard (Anthony Hopkins) expects to be the heir - next in line, he is also the best soldier and general. Henry (for some unknown reason) prefers John (Nigel Terry), the youngest. Geoffrey (John Castle) is all but forgotten - history will have him die prior to Henry in any event, but he has the poignant line that speaks of Geoffrey's forgotten place in history. 'No one ever mentions crown and thinks of Geoff, why is that?'
The family has been brought together for Christmas in Chinon. This is a family best left apart, with great distances between them, as the sparks fly. All of the action here takes place in the course of two days at most and in the end, nothing is really resolved here. Plots keep spinning and turning, more Byzantine than the Byzantines could ever hope to be, without any real conclusion. I guess politics never change after all. The sets are great, realistic, filmed in castle settings in Ireland, Britain and France. Nice touches include the juxtaposition of the commonplace with the royal - unlike today's royal cocoon, there wasn't much distance between the lordly types and the regular folk. The costuming is likewise well-done, understated but entirely appropriate. However, this is a film of dialogue, based on the play by James Goldman (who also did the screenplay). The plots and twists are non-stop, rather like a chess game conducted with real careers and acerbic, witty commentary designed both for pleasure and pain as the situation progresses. In the end, there is a merry stalemate, and Eleanor returns to her confinement, and one assumes history proceeds apace. One almost forgets this is supposed to be a Christmas gathering! At several points in the activity, the characters confess exhaustion and faint from the efforts of continually trying to outflank each other. Yet the politics, here both national and family in character, goes on. A fantastic film, one that holds up well with age.
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Wholesome family entertainment, Jui 29 2004
Just kidding. This is the ultimate depiction of a deeply and truely dysfunctional family. But, what a tale it is. This kind of film is timeless. I recently watched the Showtime Original version (Patrick Stewart & Glenn Close), and found it just as captivating. I favor this 1968 version better; nobody out does O'Toole and Hepburn. Peter O'Toole is seathingly into his role as Henry. Even better is Katherine Hepburn as Eleanor (a role I consider to be tailer-made for her). My favorite understatement in motion picture history is stated by her. "What family doesn't have its ups and downs." The scene in which this quote appears makes the statement totally true. It is such a pity that she had to share her third Academy Award victory with Miss Diva Streisand for FUNNY GIRL. The supporting cast are remarkably on mark. Especially, Anthony Hopkins and Timothy Dalton, both making their film debut in THE LION IN WINTER. If you haven't seen this movie, please do. It is worth the time!!!
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A Domestic Drama of Epic Proportions, Mai 27 2004
It has been many years since I first viewed this film. I was a teenager, an English lit major and dazzled by the verbal pyrotechnics. I still keenly recall Eleanor's evocative and erotic lines about first meeting Henry; "He had a mind like Aristotle and a form like mortal sin...we shattered the commandments upon the spot!" Whew! Eleanor, both historically and fictionally was either the last of the grand pagan matriarchs, or the first truly modern woman. The screenwriter understood she was the equal of her husband, King Henry, and their remarkable marriage/alliance was a decades long tug of war for supremacy. It is the sunset of their lives we find them in this film. They treat their own adult children as pawns in their ceaseless struggle for power. Henry flaunts his young mistress, while Eleanor wields her wealth, erotic past, and influence over her eldest son. The movie is seamless; and immensely refreshing in that a piece about Henry II doesn't focus on Beckett. He's mentioned, of course, but only as a sidebar. Hepburn if memory serves was actually older than O'Toole but that mere physical fact only serves to reinforce the illusion of a clash between titans. After all, Eleanor too was older than Henry. Of the supporting cast I can think of no weak links. Anthony Hopkins as the sexually confused Richard the Lionheart adequately presages the remarkable career to follow. Again, I highly recommend this film. I've often mused that if Oscar Wilde had ventured to write a historical drama the results may have been similar to The Lion In Winter. I can offer no higher praise.
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Forget the Lion, How 'Bout that Lioness!!, Mars 1 2004
I think that most people who have seen this movie agree that it's fantastic. Witty, wicked, wordy and visually beautiful "The Lion In Winter" took my breath away. There is one thing that many people might disagree with me about. I don't think that Henry (O'Toole) and Eleanor (Hepburn) are evenly matched. I think that Queen Eleanor aways had the upper hand and her loving husband responded by exiling her. I think that Queen Eleanor was smarter than her husband, he knew it & resented it. There was a great passionate love between these two that flamed out (at least on the male side).
In her youth, Eleanor of Aquitaine was considered the most beautiful woman in the world, and she was educated at the most sophisticated court in the world, also she was loaded. When she married Henry, he was just a Duke, and she had been Queen of France, a bit of a letdown to say the least.
I can't help but think that Henry always resented his wife's wealth & superior station, but she loved him anyway.
Two of the saddest scenes in this movie involve Eleanor. One is while putting on a brave face, she demands that Henry kiss young Alice in front of her. Henry, never missing an opportuinity to hurt the Missus, gleefully obliges. Eleanor almost crumbles before your eyes, its a very moving & powerful scene. The other is when Eleanor is alone in her room & she picks up her looking glass and sees an old woman looking back; her silence speaks a thousand words.
O'Toole makes a wonderful Henry, selfish, cruel and ever inward turning without posessing the least amount of insight or self awareness.
This is a fabulous movie, and should not be missed.
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How to screw up your marriage..., Fév 2 2004
I am not going to retread over all that the other reviewers have said--that the acting and dialogue in this movie is among the best ever in any movie. My only new thing to add is that at the heart of the dysfunctional family is one of the most fascinating married couples in any movie, ever. Essentially, this movie is not about three men vying for the throne; it is about a marriage and its slow failure--it is a character study. And an extremely intriguing one made most effective by the excellent acting and scathing dialogue. It could be that the movie is a bit long, but it's extremely enjoyable nevertheless. And there are lots of quotable lines that'll make you sound worldly and knowledgeable.
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Henry and Eleanor Picnicing on Each Other..., Janv. 16 2004
When Katharine Hepburn utters the line "There's going to be a Christmas Court" you can see the wheels start grinding in her head. She thanks Henry for letting her out of jail for the festivities. Her children bicker and snipe at each other throughout the holiday. Henry kisses his mistress in front of his wife, and he can't decide which son should marry the mistress. This is certainly not the first or last dysfunctional royal family, but it is the most witty and entertaining! Settle back and enjoy the carnage. Verbal duals. Manipulation. Treason. Rebellion. Possible execution. Painful memories. An evening in the dungeon. Just an evening of fun and games with Henry, Eleanor and the boys. Henry, an infamous womanizer and King of England, must decide which son should inherit his crown. He's old and tired at 50. Eleanor prefers professional soldier Richard; Henry wants the ineffectual John. Caught in the middle is a third son, Geoffrey who asks "What's the nothing Geoffrey gets?" Philip, King of France and brother to Henry's mistress Alys, arrives with an ultimatum -- the marriage of Alys to one of the Princes, or return of lands in France. Sparks fly in several scenes between O'Toole and Hepburn as they rehash past indiscretions. Stellar performances by newcomers Timothy Dalton and Anthony Hopkins -- it was the film debut of both actors and they couldn't have done better. Another favorite of mine for years, John Castle -- young, incredibly handsome, understated -- plays Geoffrey as "all gears and wheels" pitting one prince against the other. Nigel Terry, later King Arthur in "Excalibur" is John, the young king-in-training getting a fencing lesson from his father. You'll have to see this film to see who almost wins the crown. And you will never see so many blue eyes darting at each other as in the dungeon scene. Favorite lines abound -- you almost expect to hear a referee saying Point, Match Point, after each line. The royal castle in 1183 includes chickens in the courtyard, livestock at the front door, and rough, almost monastic, fabric for the clothing. Very few jewels and velvets worn by royalty in those days. I love this film -- it will make you realize your own family isn't so bad after all.
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