The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.
- Justin Chadwick
- Paul Bennett
- Bryn Lawrence
- Olivia Lloyd
- Alex Oakley
- Samar Pollitt
- Deborah Saban
- Jayne Spooner
- Peter Morgan
- Philippa Gregory
- Andrew Davies
- Mona Qureshi
Rating: 6.7/10 by 2025 users
Alternative Title:
A másik Boleyn lány - HU
A Outra - PT
Las Hermanas Bolena - ES
Kuningattaren tytär - FI
Deux soeurs pour un roi - FR
천일의 스캔들 - KR
Еще одна из рода Болейн - RU
La otra Reina - MX
另一个波琳家的女孩 - CN
鸠占鹊巢 - CN
La otra Bolena - AR
Country:
United Kingdom
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 55 minutes
Budget: $35,000,000
Revenue: $78,269,970
Plot Keyword: sibling relationship, based on novel or book, england, kingdom, politics, queen, royalty, religion, mistress, historical fiction, king, period drama, royal court, anne boleyn, henry viii, palace intrigue, 16th century, aristocrats, scathing
Except, it isn't really much about the "other" Boleyn girl at all, is it? Eric Bana never could hold a film together, and his effort as the amorous but volatile King Henry VIII proves he can't here either. Scarlett Johansson (Anne) and Natalie Portman (Mary) play the Boleyn girls well enough with decent, if brief, contributions from Kristin Scott-Thomas and Mark Rylance as their parents and from Jim Sturgess as their sexually ambiguous brother George. It looks sumptuous enough with plenty of attention to detail both indoors and out, but is over-written and it has all the sexual chemistry of a children's tea party. Sadly, it's a disappointingly weak adaptation of an intriguing story of betrayal, treachery and lust that really deserves better. Perhaps a film mainly for fans of a good costume drama that's big on costumes but less so on drama...
