Movie: The Lion in Winter (2003)
Film Synopsis:
King Henry II (Patrick Stewart) keeps his wife, Eleanor (Glenn Close) locked in a tower because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him. With Eleanor he cant get along with his dalliances with his young mistress (Yuliya Vysotskaya). Needless to say the queen was displeased, although she still had affection for the king. Working through his sons, he plots the death of the king and the rise of his second and more favored son, Richard (Andrew Howard), to the throne. The youngest son, John (Rafe Spall), an overweight buffoon and the only son to hold his fathers affection is the kings choice after the death of his first son, young Henry. But John is also too eager for power and is willing to plot his fathers death with the middle brother, Geoffrey (John Light) and the young French king, Phillip (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). Geoffrey, of course, saw his brothers weakness and saw that route as a path to power. Clearly political and court intrigue then uploaded by: Freeman June 16, 2021 at 10:25 am
Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Phillip Patrick Stewart as Henry Glenn Close as Eleanor Rafe Spall as John
Year : 2003
Genre: Action/Drama
Rating: 7.0 / 10
