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The King and I (1956)

“The King and I” began as the true story of Anna Leonowens, a widow who went to Siam to teach English to the children of the King. She first wrote “The English Governess at the Court of Siam” in 1870, three years after she left Thailand. In 1872, she wrote “The Romance of the Harem”. These two books were the inspiration for Margaret Landon’s 1943 book “Anna and the King of Siam,” after which the 1946 Rex Harrison movie was patterned. Then another movie was made, a musical which starred Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner. This movie so insulted the … Continue reading →

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

Based on an Oscar Wilde play, this movie became one of my very favorites from the moment I saw it. Jack Worthing (Colin Firth) is leading a double life. At home in the country, he’s a dedicated landowner, conscientious about his duties, fastidious to a fault, and devoted to the care of his young ward Cecily (Reese Witherspoon.) But a man can get very bored of such a life, and so every once in a while, he heads up to London, where he calls himself Earnest, spends too much money, and woos Gwendolyn, (Frances O’Connor) the daughter of the irascible … Continue reading →