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The King and I
Drama, History, Romance
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Leonowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy lush period romance with witty culture-clash dynamics, charismatic performances, and an ultimately hopeful emotional spirit.
- Tone
- romantic, warm, uplifting
- Payoff
- comfort, swoon
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- gentle
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- cultural exchange, education, tradition versus modernity, dignity, romantic tension
- Setting
- nineteenth-century Southeast Asia, royal palace and surrounding waterways
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