If you loved Becket, try The Lion in Winter
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the bittersweet, cerebral, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Becket, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Lion in Winter is
King Lear meets medieval politics. Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine clash over succession. Peter O'Toole carries the royal drama.

