Anna and the King of Siam
First screened in March 2006 / Most recently screened in February 2016

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Director: John Cromwell. Cast: Irene Dunne, Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Lee J. Cobb, Richard Lyon, Gale Sondergaard, Mikhail Rasumny, Mickey Roth, Tito Renaldo. Screenplay: Talbot Jennings and Sally Benson (based on the book by Margaret Langdon).

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Twitter Capsule: Impressive production; some complex emotional beats. But so colonial in its lens, even by 40s measures.

VOR: ②  Not uninteresting to have such a record of how Hollywood contemplated The East, but not too distant from the stereotypes you might imagine. Big in scale, but not risk or ideas.

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Photo © 1946 20th Century Fox

Not yet reviewed in full. C–

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
	Best Supporting Actress: Gale Sondergaard
	Best Screenplay: Talbot Jennings & Sally Benson
★	Best Cinematography (Black & White): Arthur Miller
★	Best Art Direction (Black & White): William S. Darling & Lyle Wheeler
	Best Original Score: Bernard Herrmann

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