The Lion in Winter

The Lion in Winter (Blu-Ray) (*)

$25.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Emmy Awards
Golden Globes
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( DTS-HD Master Audio )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( DTS-HD Master Audio )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
154 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Andrey Konchalovskiy

Written By:
James Goldman

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

Synopsis:

An elderly king must come to terms with his past as he plots his nation's future in this historical drama. In 1183, aging monarch King Henry II (Patrick Stewart) decides it is time to pick an heir to his throne, and he must choose one of his three sons - John (Rafe Spall), Geoffrey (John Light), or Richard (Andrew Howard) - to rule the British empire. Henry wants to announce his successor at a Christmas gathering of his court a few weeks hence, and in time for the event, he has decided to free his headstrong wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Glenn Close), who has been held in captivity for attempting to overthrow her husband's rule and expressing her displeasure with his mistress, Alais (Yuliya Vysotskaya). As Henry and Eleanor become re-acquainted, they are reminded of the love they share as well as the strife that drives them apart, and while Henry finds himself favoring his youngest son, John, for his post, Eleanor makes a strong case for her first-born, Richard, with Geoffrey attempting to consolidate influence in a bid for power. However, as the king looks back at his long past and short future, he comes to the sad realization that none of his sons are truly fit to rule. James Goldman wrote the screenplay for this, the second screen adaptation of his award-winning play, which finally came to fruition 5 years after Goldman's death. Peter O'Toole and Katharine Hepburn starred in the Oscar-winning 1968 version.

With his scheming wife Eleanor safely locked away, King Henry should be able to enjoy his last days and his young mistress in peace. But Eleanor is nothing if not resourceful when it comes to her plots to remove her royal husband from his beloved throne, while their three princely sons seem more suited to be pawns in their parents squabbles rather than rulers in their own right.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 29 August, 2012.

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