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The Other Boleyn Girl

DVD - 2008 DVD Drama Other 4 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3.9 out of 5

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Based on the novel by Philippa Gregory.
Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johnasson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott Thomas, David Morrissey, Benedict Cumberbatch, Oliver Coleman, Ana Torrent, Eddie Redmayne.
Anne Boleyn is a doe-eyed vixen who is ordered by her power-hungry uncle to bewitch King Henry VIII. Her shy sister Mary has always been in Anne's shadow. Anne is prettier, more accomplished, and desired by many men. So when the King picks Mary as his mistress, Anne turns on her sister and schemes to become not only the King's consort, but his new queen. Though the Boleyn girls' mother points out that her 'daughters are being traded like cattle for the advancement of men,' it is Anne who ultimately throws her slight weight around to bully Henry into doing her bidding.
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
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Anne and Mary Boleyn submitted by Jen Chapin-Smith on July 28, 2013, 10:33pm Most people do not realize that before he married Anne Boleyn, England's King Henry VIII had an affair with her married sister, Mary, and had two children with her, Catherine and Henry (although Henry never officially acknowledged either of them and they were officially Mary's husband's children).

In "The Other Boleyn Girl," based on the novel of the same name by Philippa Gregory, the viewer sees the story of this affair and Mary's subsequent life from Mary's perspective. To some extent, the movie is very historically accurate and based on meticulous research. However, in some places it takes poetic license. The actor who plays Henry has brown hair, although the king famously had red.

The movie has some very disturbing violent parts and is unsuitable for children.

The Other Boleyn Girl submitted by crp on August 21, 2019, 11:16pm Aesthetically pleasant but the storyline is vapid: rape scene disturbing