The Lion in Winter Page #2

Synopsis: It's Christmas 1183, and King Henry II is planning to announce his successor to the throne. The jockeying for the crown, though, is complex. Henry has three sons and wants his boy Prince John to take over. Henry's wife, Queen Eleanor, has other ideas. She believes their son Prince Richard should be king. As the family and various schemers gather for the holiday, each tries to make the indecisive king choose their option.
Director(s): Anthony Harvey
Production: Nelson Entertainment
  Won 3 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 18 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
PG
Year:
1968
134 min
$18,177
677 Views


Affection is a pressure

I can bear.

Oh, but I do have

handsome children.

John, you're so clean and neat.

Henry takes good care of you.

And Richard.

Don't look sullen, dear. It makes

your eyes go small and piggy...

and your chin look weak.

Geoffrey.

Is Philip here yet?

Not yet.

Let's hope he's

grown up like his father...

Simon pure and Simon simple...

good, good, Louis.

If I had managed sons for him

instead of all those little girls,

I'd still be stuck

with being queen of France,

and we should not have

known each other.

Such, my angels,

is the role of sex in history.

Thatwill be Philip.

Where's Henry?

Upstairs with the family whore.

That's a mean and tawdry way

to talk about your fiancee.

My fiancee.

Whosever fiancee.

I brought her up, and she

is dear to me and gentle.

He still plans to make John

king. Of course he does.

My, what a greedy little trinity

you are... king, king, king.

Two of you must learn to live with

disappointment. Ah, but which two?

Let's deny them all

and live forever.

Tusk to tusk

through all eternity.

Ah, my boys.

The king of France and I will

shortly have a tactile conversation,

like two surgeons

looking for a lump.

We'll state positions, and I'll make the first

of many offers. He'll refuse it, naturally.

I'll make a better one, and so on

through the holidays until I win.

For the duration of this joyous ritual

you will give to your father your support.

- My lord!

- Your grace!

Welcome to chinon.

Ah, that's better.

I was told you were impressive

for a boy of 17.

- I'm Eleanor, who might have been your mother.

- queen Eleanor.

All the others here you know.

I gather you're disturbed

about your sister and her dowry.

Sixteen years ago

you made a treaty with us.

- It is time its terms were executed.

- I should think so.

Our position comes to this:

That you will either hold the

marriage or return the vexin.

Alais marries Richard, or we'll

have the county back at once.

That's clear, concise

and well presented.

My position...

well, frankly, Philip,

it's a tangle.

Two years ago, the queen and I...

for reasons passing understanding...

gave the Aquitaine to Richard.

That makes Richard

very powerful.

How can I give him Alais too?

The man she marries

has you for an ally.

It's their wedding or the vexin back.

Those are the terms you made with Louis.

True, but academic, lad.

The vexin's mine.

By what authority? It's got my troops

all over it. That makes it mine.

Now, hear me, boy.

I am a king. I am no man's boy. A king?

Because you put your ass

on purple cushions?

- Sir.

- Philip.

You haven't got

the feel of this at all, lad.

Use all your voices.

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James Goldman

James Goldman (June 30, 1927 – October 28, 1998) was an American screenwriter and playwright, and the brother of screenwriter and novelist William Goldman. more…

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