Avery Leigh Rabbitt

based on the play written by james goldman, this historical fiction drama is magnificent to behold. with powerful characters and hilariously biting familial dysfunction, this film gives modern humanity a taste of the savagery of 1183 royalty, and the weakness behind such powerful figures. this story will break your heart while forcing you to celebrate the humanity of such strong characters, such as eleanor of aquitaine (katherine hepburn). at 14, eleanor owned more land than the king of france. she was the first woman to divorce her husband, king phillip of france. though it was disastrous, she lead a crusade. truly one of the most amazingly powerful women in history, she died in her late 80s and in her lifetime, was queen of france and then england. not bad for a woman of the 12th century.