Anna and the King (1999)

Chow Yun-Fat: King Mongkut

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• King Mongkut : [to Anna]  When a woman who has much to say says nothing, her silence can be deafening.

• King Mongkut : Until now, Madame Leonowens, I did not understand supposition man can be satisfied with only one woman.

• King Mongkut : I never danced with an Englishwoman before, mem.

  Anna Leonowens : Nor I with a king.

• King Mongkut : Why did you come back?

  Anna Leonowens : Because I could not imagine a Siam without you.

• King Mongkut : [to Princess Fa-ying]  I will be there in your dreams, as you will be in mine

• 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.

• King Mongkut : You are teacher?

  Anna Leonowens : Yes, Your Majesty, I am.

  King Mongkut : You do not look sufficient of age for scientific teaching. How many years have you?

  Anna Leonowens : Enough to know that age and wisdom do not necessarily go hand in hand, Your Majesty.

• The Kralahome, Prime Minister : Your Majesty, I believe there has been enough insult caused by this woman who believes herself to be the equal of a man.

  King Mongkut : Not the equal of a man, Chao Phya. The equal of a King.

• Anna Leonowens : My mind has taken me down many roads of late. All of which lead absolutely nowhere. What would Buddha say of that?

  King Mongkut : That roads are for journeys, mem, not destinations.

• King Mongkut : Gazing at the moon?

  Anna Leonowens : Yes, it is beautiful.

  King Mongkut : As the sun rises, she will surrender the night, but she is always with him, even when he cannot see her.

  Anna Leonowens : It must be a great comfort to him.

  King Mongkut : Yes.

• Anna Leonowens : [ascending a staircase, arriving late for dinner, a little out of breath]  Forgive me, Your Majesty. l believe the sun set a little earlier today.

  King Mongkut : [amused]  Mem. You arrange all this to influence positive future of Siam. And now you steal attention away from it.

  Anna Leonowens : [shyly]  Well, that was not my intention, Your Majesty.

• King Mongkut : You! Why did you not go to monastery like king order?

  Anna Leonowens : Because l lost one man to the jungle, Your Majesty. l was not about to let that happen again.

• King Mongkut : Presenting original pupil and heir apparent. Prince Chulalongkorn.

  [to the Prince] 

  King Mongkut : This, my son, is your new teacher.

  Anna Leonowens : It is a great honor, Your Highness.

• 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?

• King Mongkut : [to Anna and Louis]  The Royal Family: Twenty three wives, forty two concubines, fifty eight offspring, and ten more on the way. Each one unique. Each one my hope for the future. I understand your surprise. Not as many as the Emperor of China, but he did not spend half of life in monastery. King making up for lost time.

• King Mongkut : l have decided to give self anniversary dinner and invite important English nobles and diplomats.

  Anna Leonowens : l don't understand.

  King Mongkut : French lndochina grows stronger and more aggressive. But if l improve our foreign intercourse with your queen's special envoy, French will think three times before trying to undermine Siam.

  Anna Leonowens : That's very clever, Your Majesty.

  King Mongkut : As if to sound English bugles in own defense. You shall take charge of all formalities as Mem is obvious choice to make certain guests feel at home.

  Anna Leonowens : But... the anniversary is when?

  King Mongkut : Three weeks from yesterday.

  Anna Leonowens : Three weeks? That's impossible!

  King Mongkut : Mem... The egg is in the bottle.