Official
Site: http://www.annaandtheking.com
The
story line:
English schoolteacher Anna Leonowens has done something that women
of the Victorian age simply never do: The young widow has traveled
thousands of miles with her son to a land that is largely unknown
to the Western world. She arrives in Siam with adventure in her
eyes and a Siamese primer in her hand. Whatever awaits her in
this strange new world, there is no turning back.
Anna
has been employed to educate the king's fifty-eight children.
She knows very little of King Mongkut, apart from the fact that
his people revere him as a god. SHe brings with her an "East vs.
West" prejudice against the king, considering him to be uncivilized.
She soon realizes that her views are more than matched by the
ruler's own preconceptions about the West and particularly this
impertinent English woman.
But
over time, Anna and the King share a growing connection. Anna
discovers that Mongkut is a true man of vision who is leading
Siam to take its place among the nations of the modern worl.d
And the King recognizes that Anna has shined a light not only
on him and his family, but on Siam itself.
-- 20th Century Fox
