In the mid-nineteenth century, King MengkongThailand was passionate about Western culture and implemented a policy of opening up trade and culture to the country. He also specially invited a governess Anna Leonowensfrom England to coach his 68 children. Mengkong warmly received the blond and blue-eyed messenger. Here, Anna is full of freshness and curiosity about the country she is facing, and at the same time, she also follows the Western-style cultural and traditional education methods she has brought. Mengkong is an ambitious and self-sufficient king. His pampering with his children and his harshness to his servants made Anna very dissatisfied. The collision of Eastern and Western cultures always made Anna and the arbitrary king quarrel on some issues. After all, Anna's son still used Mengkong's walking posture as a laughing stock, and Mengkong's children laughed at Anna's courtesy to his servants. It was also during the dispute that they gradually understood each other. Anna admired Mengkong’s open-mindedness very much, and gradually felt the significance of her work. With the further deepening of the relationship between the two, Anna almost became the king to deal with some important issues. The special counsellor of the incident resulted in a romantic relationship between King Mengkong, who had a group of wives and concubines, and Anna, who had a firm character
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Anna and the King movie plot
2022-01-08 08:03
Extended Reading
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Anna Leonowens: I would like to know why, if science can unravel something as beautiful as music... why it cannot posit a solution for a schoolteacher and a king.
King Mongkut: The manner in which people might understand such new possibilities is also process of evolution.
Anna Leonowens: Everything in Siam has its own time.
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Anna Leonowens: You have the power to lead your people...
King Mongkut: Now is not the time to change the way that things are done!
Anna Leonowens: Well, if not now, then when? How many more people must die so that you might save face?