The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

Regisseur:

Justin Chadwick

Drehbuchautoren:

Peter Morgan (screenplay)
Philippa Gregory (novel)

Premierendatum:

29. Februar 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Historienfilm | Romanze

Werbezeile:

The only thing that could come between these sisters... is a kingdom.

Plot:

Two sisters contend for the affection of King Henry VIII.

Plot Keywords:

Arranged Marriage | Seduction | Secret Marriage | Sex | Birth

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

Don't go expecting accuracy!

Besetzung

Natalie Portman	...	Anne Boleyn
Scarlett Johansson	...	Mary Boleyn
Eric Bana	...	Henry Tudor
Jim Sturgess	...	George Boleyn
Mark Rylance	...	Sir Thomas Boleyn
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Lady Elizabeth Boleyn
David Morrissey	...	Thomas Howard - Duke of Norfolk
Benedict Cumberbatch	...	William Carey
Oliver Coleman	...	Henry Percy
Ana Torrent	...	Katherine of Aragon
Eddie Redmayne	...	William Stafford
Tom Cox	...	Rider
Michael Smiley	...	Physician
Montserrat Roig de Puig	...	Lady in Waiting
Juno Temple	...	Jane Parker

Alternativ:

Schwester der Königin, Die (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, sexual content and some violent images.

Länge:

115 Min

Produktionsland:

UK | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Hong Kong:IIA | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Taiwan:PG-12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:G (Québec) | France:U | Germany:12 | New Zealand:M | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-7 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:U | Ireland:15A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43291)

Drehorte:

Bath, Somerset, England, UK

Firma:

BBC Films

Dies und das:

Natalie Portman (Anne) and Scarlett Johansson (Mary) say that their costumes were the biggest contribution to them knowing their character. They're dresses gave them good posture and the colors helped represent their personality. With Anne, her bold and simple colors show that she wants a main goal. Mary's softer and much more complicated dress design shows that she is a more modest person and tries to be herself.

Pannen:

Anachronismus: When Anne is standing on the execution block making her speech, behind her can be clearly seen a painted metal drain (down) pipe with metal bands fixing it to the wall.

Dialogzitate:

Katherine of Aragon: [to the mid-wife, after the birth of her still-born child] Was it a boy?
[to her daughter, Mary]
Katherine of Aragon: No brother for you, to make this country safe.

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Wird parodiert in "Saturday Night Live: Ellen Page/Wilco (#33.6)" (2008)

Don't go expecting accuracy!

Overall, the movie is entertaining. I thought the acting was good, particularly Scarlett Johansson's. The cinematography and editing leave much to be desired, and the entire movie seems rushed. If you have any knowledge of Tudor history,you will recognize the many inaccuracies, but those did not bother me as much as did the fact that important characters were omitted, undeveloped, or even seemingly forgotten (as in the case of Mary's husband, William Carey).

There ARE very affecting characters and scenes, but I left the theatre wishing for MORE. The fascinating lives of these people simply cannot be dealt with in a movie that lasts less than two hours.