The Other Boleyn Girl (TV 2003)

Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn (Natascha McElhone) who becomes mistress to ... See full synopsis »

Director:

Philippa Lowthorpe

Writers:

Philippa Gregory (novel), Philippa Lowthorpe

Stars:

Natascha McElhone, Jodhi May, Jared Harris

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Natascha McElhone	...	Mary Boleyn
Jodhi May	...	Anne Boleyn
Jared Harris	...	Henry VIII
Steven Mackintosh	...	George Boleyn
Philip Glenister	...	William Stafford
Jack Shepherd	...	Thomas Boleyn
John Woodvine	...	Uncle Howard
Ron Cook	...	Thomas Cromwell
Anthony Howell	...	William Carey
Jane Gurnett	...	Elizabeth Boleyn
Yolanda Vazquez	...	Katherine of Aragon (as Yolanda Vasquez)
Geoffrey Streatfield	...	Francis Weston
Oliver Chris	...	Henry Percy
Naomi Benson	...	Jane Seymour
Zoe Waites	...	Jane Parker

Storyline

Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised account of the life of Lady Mary Boleyn (Natascha McElhone) who becomes mistress to England's king... See full synopsis »

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Plot Keywords:

infidelity | brother sister relationship | anne boleyn | scheme | sister sister relationship | 

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Genres:

Romance | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [uk]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 2003 (UK)

Also Known As:

La otra Bolena

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The cast spent four weeks in workshops improvising the script together with director Philippa Lowthorpe.

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Connections

Version of The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

User Reviews

This is a film worth wile seeing. But don't expect to see a conventional historical epic.

I have mixed feelings about this film. I appreciated the use of color, it represents the harshness of the time. It's a nice change to see a period piece that's not glamorous. I can imagine it's tempting to make the good looking cast even better looking. The confessions in the camera I didn't understand. I do understand it was an

attempt to make it more intimate. But I don't think it workout that well here. I consider it to modern. It works in comedy like 'the private life of Samuel Pepys'. There it was brilliant. Maybe they could've used a confession setting for these scene's instead of putting them into a room speaking to the camera. And used

more close-ups instead of medium shots. That would make it more intimate and

dramatic.

The acting is superb! I enjoyed to see Jodhi May paying a wicked woman for a

change. She portrayed Anne Boleyn very good Her sick and cruel pleasure to

torture her family by for example trying to marry of her sister to a fat ugly man. Her frightening ambition and abuse of power is portrayed brilliantly.

The actor who played Henry and the actress who played Mary were also

brilliant. The rest of the cast were very complementary to the leading ladies and man.

Very good.

This is not a story about one person. It's about relations between people. This movie explains why Mary survived.

This is really a film worth wile seeing. But don't expect to see a conventional historical epic.

Voted 8

- A-M ---- English is not my first language so please excuse my spelling and grammar

errors