Richard refuses to go through with it if it means giving up the Aquitaine. Arranged Marriage: Princess Alais and Richard, to fulfill an old bargain between Henry and Philip's father.Eleanor, pleading to win back the love of her favorite son Richard, to the point that she cuts her own wrist with a dagger to prove to him that this time she's telling the truth.In front of her sons, Eleanor confesses that she loved - and still loves - their father.Ambiguous Situation: Philip and Richard definitely have a thing going on, but whose version of events is accurate and who is lying is left unclear-they both certainly have cause to lie.His fears are justified as Henry is able to best his three sons when they try to kill him. Always Second Best: Richard despite being a legendary warrior both in the play and in real-life is utterly terrified of Henry in a single fight.The film received seven Academy Award nominations, winning for Best Actress (Hepburn), Adapted Screenplay (Goldman), and Original Score ( John Barry).Ī made-for-TV adaptation, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky and starring Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close in the leads, first aired in 2003. Also starring are John Castle as Geoffrey, Nigel Terry as John, Jane Merrow as Alais, and Nigel Stock as William Marshall. It also marked the feature debuts of Anthony Hopkins, as Richard, and Timothy Dalton, as Philip. A film version, featuring a screenplay adaptation by Goldman, was made in 1968, directed by Anthony Harvey and starring Peter O'Toole as Henry note It was actually O'Toole's second appearance in the role he'd also played Henry in Becket, released four years earlier. The play's original Broadway run featured Robert Preston as Henry, Rosemary Harris as Eleanor, and Christopher Walken in his Broadway debut as Philip. The power play begins in earnest in 1183, when this lovely family goes to celebrate Christmas in their palace at Chinon along with King Philip II of France, whose older sister Alais is Henry's mistress. (A fourth son, Henry the Young King, is recently deceased.) Both he and his wife favour a different son since she once instigated rebellion against him, Henry has kept her locked up for ten years, but this experience hasn't dampened her spirit. Henry's three sons, John, Geoffrey and Richard, all aspire to succeed him as king. Eleanor of Aquitaine, vastly understating mattersĪ 1966 play written by James Goldman, about the troubles in the family of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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