"The King and I" - Etc., Etc., Etc.

Great scene from the film version of "The King and I."

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[NODUSTYLE]

Hey Rick, excellent & without a doubt for me, one of the most memorable scenes in the King and I. My parents had season tickets to the Pantages back in the 70's and took me to many of the plays, & I was lucky enough to see Yul Brynner in the King and I (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas had to wait to the 80's, lol), but as mytruepower2 commented, the extinction does seem to be apparent...but thanks to you we still get to remember. Cinemascope 55 ~Richer! Deeper! Clearer!

[cinephile21]

@NODUSTYLE LOL! Well, thank you --- but, really --- I own the DVD, I post in HD, this is a particularly clear transfer. I can't take credit for it's rich tone. But thank you! And how lucky you were to see the one and only King (well, besides Elvis.) LOL! Thanks for commenting.

[mytruepower2]

I'm not sure exactly why, but it seems like tasteful cinema like this has gradually become extinct, except for a few pockets here and there (coughpixarandghiblicough.)

I loved the Rogers and Hammerstein musicals, and in fact, most of the films from that era, but this was my favorite. I even preferred it to the sound of music, in a lot of ways, because it had a culture clash, while still retaining its sense of values.

[cinephile21]

@mytruepower2 Excellent comment! Thank you.

[salriggione]

Good movie...Haven't seen it since I was little. Ya know, I think Yul Brynner may have played Rameses, in the 10 commandments.(story of mosses)

[cinephile21]

Yes, he did!

[watersmith106]

"Oh, your majesty is reading the Bible!"

I love how she says that like she's a mother proud of her child for something like putting away his toys or setting the table.

[caoimhesutton]

I named my cat Etcetera as a tribute to Yul Brynner!!

[Cybervader]

@watersmith106 which is precisely why this orientalist depiction of a caricatured Asian king is controversial. The musical basically is telling the audience that the King of Siam needed an ENGLISH woman to teach him the ways of the world.

[djanita1970]

Pairs of male elephants hahaha 

[itsakr3wthing]

LOL @ him reading about Moses though, love it :D

[TheOotai]

この映画を観てから

エトセトラ・エトセトラ・エトセロラ

が口癖になりました。

[Cavatica]

Moses, Moses, Moses!

[middleC17]

Her skirts! 

[MayDayJonas]

Isn't it funny that The King thinks Moses is an idiot and the actor who plays him(Yul Brynner) in the same year plays Ramases who hates Moses. That is a BIG coinkidink.

[boardcertifiable]

The King is so funny. =)

[MusicMissfitt]

@NODUSTYLE I am so Jealous u got to see him!! I am so in love with that bald man <3

[TheFallenDXIII]

awesome part, laughed so much.... but awesoome film, i prefer this version to the Anna and the King, starring jodie foster and chow yun fat