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The Other Boleyn Girl
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.
2008 · Directed by Justin Chadwick · 116 min · Drama · Romance · History · Screenplay in the scene database · 19 frames
Tagline
Two sisters divided for the love of a king.
Plot
Henry VIII of England's marriage to his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon, has not produced a male heir. Their only surviving child is Princess Mary, whom Henry fears cannot successfully rule.
Mary Boleyn weds Sir William Carey, one of Henry's courtiers. Mary's maternal uncle, Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk and her father, Sir Thomas Boleyn, plot to install her older sister, Anne, as Henry's mistress to improve the family's status. Anne is promised an eventual marriage to a high-born nobleman. Anne accepts.
When Henry is injured in a hunting accident, he becomes smitten with Mary, who tends to his wounds. This grants the Boleyns a prominent place at court. Mary and Anne become ladies-in-waiting to Queen Catherine while William Carey is sent abroad as an ambassador.
Plot summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
Crew
- Screenplay: Peter Morgan
- Cinematography: Kieran McGuigan
- Edited by: Paul Knight, Carol Littleton
- Music: Paul Cantelon
- Production design: John Paul Kelly
- Produced by: Alison Owen
Cast
- Natalie Portman as Anne Boleyn
- Scarlett Johansson as Mary Boleyn
- Eric Bana as Henry Tudor
- Jim Sturgess as George Boleyn
- Mark Rylance as Sir Thomas Boleyn
- Kristin Scott Thomas as Lady Elizabeth Boleyn
- David Morrissey as Thomas Howard - Duke of Norfolk
- Benedict Cumberbatch as William Carey
- Oliver Coleman as Henry Percy
- Ana Torrent as Katherine of Aragon
Production
- Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Columbia Pictures, BBC Film
- Budget: $35,000,000
- Box office: $78,269,970
- Themes: sibling relationship, based on novel or book, england, kingdom, politics, queen, royalty, religion, mistress, historical fiction
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