The Lion in Winter (2003) (TV)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.2/10   

Director:

Andrei Konchalovsky

Escritores (WGA):

James Goldman (play)
James Goldman (teleplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

23 mayo 2004 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

All of Britain and half of France were his kingdom. But there was one thing Henry II would never control . . . His Family. (DVD)

Plot:

King Henry II (Patrick Stewart) keeps his wife, Eleanor (Glenn Close) locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him...

Plot Keywords:

King Henry II | Plantagenet | Brother Brother Relationship | Royalty | Politically Divided Family

Premios:

Won Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

WOW

Reparto

Glenn Close	...	Eleanor of Aquitaine
Andrew Howard	...	Richard
Patrick Stewart	...	King Henry II
Antal Konrád	...	Toastmaster
John Light	...	Geoffrey
Soma Marko	...	Young Prince John
Jonathan Rhys Meyers	...	Philip
Rafe Spall	...	Prince John
Yuliya Vysotskaya	...	Alais
Clive Wood	...	William Marshall

Duración:

Brazil:153 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Clasificación:

Spain:7 | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-15

Locaciones de Filmación:

Budapest, Hungary

Compañía:

Flying Freehold Productions

Errores:

Anacronismos: Eleanor refers to syphilis in one of her speeches, an impossibility in 1183 England. Syphilis was not named such until 1530 by Hieronymus Fracastorius. Regardless of whether Europe even had the disease prior to 1200, it could not have been known by that name to the Queen.

Citas:

King Henry II: Now listen to me boy...
Philip: [holds up a finger to stop him] I am a king, I am no man's boy!

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV)

WOW

I have seem 20-30 historical movies and this is by far the best. I never thought improvement of the O'Toole/Hepburn classic was possible, but I was wrong. This one gives a more accurate portrayal of the times and how little England as a country was to the Empire. The monarchy was more of a landlord and accumulating wealth was the order of the day. This was done through good governing and fear, as this movie accurately depicted. It was especially gratifying to see that the role of all the children was established. The original was based more on the King and Queen, with not as much emphasis on collateral figures. And, the acting was spectacular.