Anna Leonowens

in the year 1862; after a recently widowed English schoolteacher, Anna Leonowens, and her son, Louis, move there to give the King of Siam’s children and wives a westernized education in hopes that this will plunge Bangkok into the modern world. Anna struggles with the king because their cultural beliefs are so different, but the conflict diminishes after the king finds out that Britain would like to take over Siam. He calls upon Anna to help him look less barbaric and she advises him to invite the

film shows that the musical film genre is versatile yet traditional because the plot, moviemaking process, and storytelling tools utilize conventions and innovation to create an amazing film. After opening with an overture, the film introduces Anna Leonowens and her son, Louis, arriving to Siam on a boat. They are brought to the palace to meet the king of Siam and his wives and children.

Strong, muscular man meets beautiful, submissive woman and they overcome obstacles and fall in love. Similar to the King and I (1956) and Anna and the King (1999), these novels rely on the coupling of its male and

Racial segregation in the United States continued even after the Civil War, in the form of laws requiring separation of people by race and in the form of ubiquitous discrimination and widespread social resistance to integration. But even during the height of racial segregation and discrimination, people in the performing arts pushed their audiences to reconsider their prejudices and assumptions regarding classification and disparate treatment of people based on race. Broadway’s and Hollywood’s most

Introduction Understanding celebrities can be quite a daunting task. The media hugely focuses on the day to day lives of these people, often forgetting to unearth how these guys lived before. As a person gains fame, so does lifestyle changes. So to say, it is estimated that 98 percent of celebrities change their lifestyles once they get to fame or make it in this busy yet competitive showbiz sector. Whereas some are full of controversy and interesting actions, some focus on their lives and what

During the 19th century, European world powers colonized all of Southeast Asia, except for one kingdom, Siam. Before the French and the British arrived, Siam had conquered all its surrounding countries and had control of all of Southeast Asia and the Malay Peninsula. But as the European world powers started to takeover Southern Asia, the kingdom had started to see a threat to its independence. In the wake of the threat, the Kingdom used many different methods to keep its independence, such as signing

Broadway was one of the first forms of entertainment. Before there were television programs, or movies, there was Broadway. Broadway originated in New York in 1750, when actor-manager Walter Murray built a theatre company at the Theatre on Nassau Street. A musical would show about once every weekend. The shows were very male based, and would commonly show a relationship between young boys and their fathers. Women were slowly integrated into Broadway, and as society changed its point of view on women