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The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

PG-13 115 minutes EN Drama , Romance , History

Two sisters divided for the love of a king.

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.

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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

Juno Temple

Jane Parker

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Kevin Phipps

Art Direction

Carol Littleton

Editor

Sara Wan

Set Decoration

David Allday

Art Direction

Sandy Powell

Costume Design

John Paul Kelly

Production Design

Emma MacDevitt

Art Direction

Kieran McGuigan

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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...

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Production companies: Universal Pictures, Focus Features, Columbia Pictures, BBC Film, Relativity Media, Ruby Films, Scott Rudin Productions, GH Three

Production countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

Budget: $35,000,000

Revenue: $78,269,970

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