The Lion in Winter
starring: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle, Nigel Terry
directed by: Anthony Harvey
directed by: Anthony Harvey
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Christmas 1183--an aging & conniving king henry ii plans a reunion where he hopes to name his successor. He summons his wife his mistress & his three sons all of whom desire the throne. Everyone engages in their own brand of deception & treachery to stake their claim.Studio: Tcfhe/mgmRelease Date: 09/21/2004Starring: Peter Otoole Anthony HopkinsRun time: 135 minutesRating: Pg
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In this 12th-century version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Henry II of England (Peter O'Toole) and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), meet on Christmas Eve to discuss the future of the throne. These two are having slight marital problems, as she is kept in captivity most of the year for raising a rebellion against him, and he flaunts his young mistress. Then there are the problems raised by their three treacherous and traitorous sons.
James Goldman won an Oscar® for the brilliant screenplay, based on his Broadway play. It is a tad wordy, as the action is kept to a minimum, but those words are sharp as daggers. The humor is wicked and black and delivered with very dry, dead-on precision. Sparks fly and the screen sizzles whenever Hepburn and O'Toole tango, which is often. Both were nominated for Academy Awards® for their vigorous performances. (She won; he didn't.) There's also an infamous homo-erotic exchange between Philip of France (Timothy Dalton) and Richard the Lionhearted (Anthony Hopkins). Both actors were making their feature-film debuts. --Rochelle O'Gorman
Christmas 1183--an aging & conniving king henry ii plans a reunion where he hopes to name his successor. He summons his wife his mistress & his three sons all of whom desire the throne. Everyone engages in their own brand of deception & treachery to stake their claim.Studio: Tcfhe/mgmRelease Date: 09/21/2004Starring: Peter Otoole Anthony HopkinsRun time: 135 minutesRating: Pg
Amazon.com:
In this 12th-century version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Henry II of England (Peter O'Toole) and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), meet on Christmas Eve to discuss the future of the throne. These two are having slight marital problems, as she is kept in captivity most of the year for raising a rebellion against him, and he flaunts his young mistress. Then there are the problems raised by their three treacherous and traitorous sons.
James Goldman won an Oscar® for the brilliant screenplay, based on his Broadway play. It is a tad wordy, as the action is kept to a minimum, but those words are sharp as daggers. The humor is wicked and black and delivered with very dry, dead-on precision. Sparks fly and the screen sizzles whenever Hepburn and O'Toole tango, which is often. Both were nominated for Academy Awards® for their vigorous performances. (She won; he didn't.) There's also an infamous homo-erotic exchange between Philip of France (Timothy Dalton) and Richard the Lionhearted (Anthony Hopkins). Both actors were making their feature-film debuts. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- a classic
I saw this movie on TV and was spell bond, it was like I was attending a play. Had to buy the movie, so when I want to see real acting I can
Rating: - The Lion in Winter
Based on the life of Henry II, the acting was classic.I am not really sure how 'true-to-life' this drama is.The family dynamics and plotting of one against the other keeps one wondering what will happen next.I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys Historical fiction, Katherine Hepburn and/or Peter O'Toole.Truly, a classic of Epic proportion.
Rating: - Old married King and Queen in a love-hate relationship
The middle ages is not kind to divine right (robber baron) kings
who live by their wits and strength of arms.
Were there ever any royal "good sons" in England?
In this movie three kings of England appear: Henry II, Richard the Lionhearted and Prince John. We are told that Richard is gay
and that John is a buffoon, while the middle brother on who history is remarkably silent is a conspirator.
The classic interchange between Henry and Eleanor is probably what made this ... Read More
Rating: 
- The power has not neither scruples nor ethic codes!
This remarkable retelling of acerbic wits from James Goldman's play has as central focus the dazzling performance of Mrs. Katherine Hepburn who (to my mind made her most towering masterwork along her well known artistic trajectory) as Leonor of Acquitaine who matches with her lovely hated husband Henry II (Peter O' Toole). This tormented relationship of struggling power deals with the well known conflict of interests respect the next successor of the Royal crown. The King has his eyes focused in John ... Read More
Rating: - Sheer Delight
The older I get the more I love this comedy-drama about the competition among the three sons of Henry II (Peter O'Toole) and Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katherine Hepburn), over who will succeed Henry as King of England (and, at the time, much of France). Henry keeps Eleanor locked up in prison in England most of the year while he pursues romances with much younger women, but he brings her over to France for annual his Christmas court, and the sparring begins. Eleanor favors the competent but possibly homosexual ... Read More
- a classicI saw this movie on TV and was spell bond, it was like I was attending a play. Had to buy the movie, so when I want to see real acting I can
- The Lion in WinterBased on the life of Henry II, the acting was classic.I am not really sure how 'true-to-life' this drama is.The family dynamics and plotting of one against the other keeps one wondering what will happen next.I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys Historical fiction, Katherine Hepburn and/or Peter O'Toole.Truly, a classic of Epic proportion.
- Old married King and Queen in a love-hate relationshipThe middle ages is not kind to divine right (robber baron) kings
who live by their wits and strength of arms.
Were there ever any royal "good sons" in England?
In this movie three kings of England appear: Henry II, Richard the Lionhearted and Prince John. We are told that Richard is gay
and that John is a buffoon, while the middle brother on who history is remarkably silent is a conspirator.
The classic interchange between Henry and Eleanor is probably what made this ... Read More
- The power has not neither scruples nor ethic codes!This remarkable retelling of acerbic wits from James Goldman's play has as central focus the dazzling performance of Mrs. Katherine Hepburn who (to my mind made her most towering masterwork along her well known artistic trajectory) as Leonor of Acquitaine who matches with her lovely hated husband Henry II (Peter O' Toole). This tormented relationship of struggling power deals with the well known conflict of interests respect the next successor of the Royal crown. The King has his eyes focused in John ... Read More
- Sheer DelightThe older I get the more I love this comedy-drama about the competition among the three sons of Henry II (Peter O'Toole) and Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katherine Hepburn), over who will succeed Henry as King of England (and, at the time, much of France). Henry keeps Eleanor locked up in prison in England most of the year while he pursues romances with much younger women, but he brings her over to France for annual his Christmas court, and the sparring begins. Eleanor favors the competent but possibly homosexual ... Read More
