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28 March 2003 (UK)
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King Henry VIII
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Infidelity
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England
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Conspiracy
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Entertaining, but not accurate
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(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 |
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The cast spent four weeks in workshops improvising the script together with director Philippa Lowthorpe.
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Version of The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
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If you're looking for historical accuracy, this is not the place to find it. Although entertaining, the plot (amongst other things), is flawed. In the novel, Philippa Gregory seems to portray Anne Boleyn as a bit of a ruthless strumpet with no brains, and Mary appears as some kind of angelic victim, where history states the opposite.
However, it is supposed to be a romantic fiction, and this is achieved well in the TV adaptation.
Jodhi May portrays Anne as passionate and strong-willed - overall an excellent performance. Natasha McElhone's meek representation of Mary certainly gives her credit as a fantastic actress.
Jared Harris plays Henry, and to be honest I wasn't convinced (then again, Keith Michell is the only man I can picture as the king, so I may be somewhat biased). Harris just didn't seem as harsh and regal as I imagine Henry to have been.
I was very impressed by Steven Mackintosh's depiction of Anne and Mary's brother, George Boleyn. His performance during the scene where Anne and Mary are trying to convince him into incest is especially worth seeing, and this really 'brought the character to life' for me, as I never really pondered on his influence before.
What 'The Other Boleyn Girl' does succeed in, is portraying the Boleyn family's ambitious attempts in using Anne and Mary as pawns to grasp the crown, thus obtaining social power via the favour of the King.
Though it seems to tone down the Tudor court in appearance (the costumes are unrealistically plain), this adaptation certainly gives you an idea of the malevolence during the court at the time.
Overall, a nice film to watch. I wouldn't recommend it to history nuts who are likely to complain at the inaccuracy, but it is enjoyable, and well worth watching nonetheless.