Film1968134 min

The Lion in Winter

Name: The Lion in Winter
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1968
Duration: 134 min
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Anthony Hopkins, John Castle, Nigel Terry

Taste attributes: dramahistorybiographyhistoricalholidaysslowheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA grounded historical drama that is unhurried, heavy and emotional. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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Pace: very slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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7.5 /10

TMDB · 229 votes

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

1183 AD: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him. An aging and conniving King Henry II of England and Ireland plans a reunion where he hopes to name his successor. He summons the following people for the holiday at his chateau and primary residence in Chinon, Anjou, within the Angevin Empire of medieval France: his scheming but imprisoned wife, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine; his mistress, Princess Alais, whom he wishes to marry; his three sons, gay Richard the Lionheart , Geoffrey, and John, all of whom desire the throne; and the young, but crafty King Philip II of France, who is also Alais' half-brother.

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