Classic Tuesdays: The Lion in Winter

Hoping to retain his grip on power, 12th-century King Henry II (Peter O’Toole) summons his estranged, exiled wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine (Katharine Hepburn), for a Christmas Eve meeting with their three sons, Richard the Lion-Hearted (Anthony Hopkins), Prince Geoffrey (John Castle), and Prince John (Nigel Terry), to determine who will succeed to the throne. As Henry and Eleanor lock in a vicious battle of words, the remaining family members — including Henry’s mistress Alais (Jane Merrow) and her teenage brother King Philip of France (Timothy Dalton) — try to outmaneuver each other in their quest for dominance.

Screen the film in advance of the zoom discussion.