People are saying that this is inaccurate- it's actually quite accurate. And personally, I think that Helena is the best at playing Anne Boleyn, however I may be biased, as she is an amazing actress and I am completely obsessed with her.
Every is saying that it is inacccurate or some people are saying it, but can someone please explain why it is inaccurate, in my view it does have some great points and I think she plays Anne very well, she is strong she does not know what to do, she is conflicted with her emotions, she hates him, likes him in a way, I think This Henry is pretty much a great pick of Henry, he is not fat, but in a way fit in a way with, I must say this is better than "The Tudors" which is more on Entertainment.
No opino lo mismo que tú lizzbelle4. Pero sólo es mi opinión. Natalie Dormer me parece muy mala actriz. Imitaba muy mal el acento inglés de clase alta...Y no me gusta su físico de típica inglesa a diferencia del de Helena. De todos modos mi Ana Bolena cinematográfica preferida es Genevieve Bujold en "Anne of the Thousand Days" Te la recomiendo. Saludos.
The other portrayals of Henry VIII were correct- he was not always the fat red haired man everyone thinks he was. It was not until his later years, near his death, that he became the man in the portrait. In his youth he was an energetic and strong man
Love HBC in this role. She brings such a depth to every roll she takes on. You can see how she weighs the situation that Anne has been placed in by the king's attention. The actor playing Henry did a fabulous job in this role
Well i do admit as much as i love Helena her acting was a bit weak with anne boleyn but she is a more accurate portrayal on anne boleyn since she was described to have dark brown hair and big dark eyes so i do see anne boleyn in Helena ♥
I love Helena in the Harry Potter movies, but the role as Anne Boleyn. --' I don't like. Natalie Dormer is so much beautifully in The Tudors than Helena.
One thing that is interesting about Bonham Carter's performance is that she portrays Anne with more sincerity then any other actress I've seen in this role. Usually she is portrayed as being very manipulative and conniving, and her refusal to be Henry's mistress is usually portrayed as playing hard-to-get. It is interesting to see the role interpreted more sympathetically.
this is the 1st time ive seen henry as his true self.... a fat angry red head. in the other boleyn girl and the tudors showtime tv show he is handsome and muscular
@CircusZoneTV Henry was very handsome until he started to age. He still would have been an fine figure when Henry started courting her. Henry was also very cultured and not crass.
did these things happened for real, i mean the words they exchanged to each other???i hate that king one cant take women for granted!!!power doesn't mean you must take off the lives of others,especially if the person was innocent...like her...
did these things hapeened for real, i mean the words they exchanged to each other???i hate that king one cant take women for granted!!!power doenot mean you must take off the lives of others,especially if the person was innoncent...like her...
Wow, I too, thought Helena was weak here, although she is one of my fave actresses of all time. But yes, to me, Genevieve Bujold was THE definitive Anne Boleyn.
@ZeroMyHero99 Anne of Cleves wasn't even in it! And the wonderful Emily Blunt was totally miscast as Katherine Howard. I did like Ray Winstone as Henry more than Rhys-meyers though
What's most insulting to me is how they handled Katherine Parr. Really? No mention of her reformist beliefs, no mention of the influence she had on Edward adn Elizabeth?
@LimerickLinz I agree. Only her accent let her down. Anne is unlikely to have had a french accent despite her time at the french court. However Genevieve would have been perfect for Mary Queen Of Scots, which I've read she dropped out of only to be replaced with Vanessa Redgrave, who has also played Anne. I think that Charlotte Rampling was perfect in HENRY VIII and his Six Wives
@thena107 I don't know if she has. Haahahaha I think she suits the mental people well though, I can't imagine her not playing one. I adore her though <3
I didn't like HBC as Anne. But then again I found the whole series cringe-worthy. In actual fact, Anne returned from France sounding more French than English. And as for Henry's accent, although he wouldn't sound like our current Royal's he certainly wouldn't have sounded cockerny!
i love helena and i think shes one of the greatest actresses but this role wasnt the best...i think natalie dormer is the best anne boleyn i've seen! she was so great in the tudors! but as been said, hbc was brilliant in lady jane :)
I think j.r.m was the best henry, he gives a good image of what henry was liek when he was young, when henry VIII was young he was handsome, fit, andn the girls wanted him, but as he got older he got fatter. The only problem is that j.r.m doesn't have read hair.
@TeamPhantomCullen I thought it was great when she played Hermione, that had drunken the potion to turn into Bellatrix in the 7th film. You could totally tell who she was acting to be
i mean dont get me wrong i love natalie dormers protorayal as anne. but she came off more of sexually promiciuos, and anne boleyn was more intelligent than how she was shown in the tudors.
Personally speaking...when they cast Dormer as Anne I was sorely dissapointed with the fact that they didn't stay true to her image. She was supposed to have black hair and BLACK eyes.
@Corbie1977 Then J. R. Meyer can't be Henry VIII, The real king was fat, and have red hair, but that doesn't care too much, the important was the personalities. Also, they think that with a fat and old king Henry, don't gonna have all the follower the show have.
Love and hate can cross a fine line, and I think that's what happened with Henry, he loved Anne so much, because she was not accepting his advances, and that interested him. but later he hated her enough to "kill" her. Love/Hate.
Helena Bonham Carter further got me hooked on Anne Boleyn. Isn't it interesting that so many people hated Anne Boleyn but went on to lover her daughter Elizabeth?
I love Helena so much.I think maybe her looks were perfect for this but apparently they are 'pre raphaelite' & she is an english rose..She isn't really her mum is french & spanish.She is a great actress & her face is amazing on screen,i dont get why people say she isn't 'conventionally' beautiful,why?
She is such a fabulous actress & her beauty doesn't need makeup or anything.Id definitely prefer her in other things though.
I really like HBC, but I don't like her as Anne Boleyn... I don't think that she fits for that part... I think that Natalie Portman is a better Anne Boleyn :) Natalie Dormer is fine too ^^
do you know what,i've always dismissed that thought.But now i definitelty think it,i love her she is an amazing actress & unbelievably beautiful.In her first films such as this she really does.she has said she was terrified because of the other actors & i don't blame her some of the people she has been up against are some of the best actors.I don't know really but she definitely has looked lost.. & also sometimes distracted in her interviews.It doesn't change how much i love her
@missHelenaLestrange yeah....you know someone recently ratted me out because i said i didn't think she was gorgeous. she definitely has a unique, lovely look about her. i dunno. just an opinion. maybe she'd be gorgeous if she smiled more. i miss her smile; only seen it twice in movies.
no i was agreeing with you about her looking lost.She has had mental problems in her family & has said she could go mad.She did have therapy when she was very young when she was depressed (:
i wonder did Henry say such rude things to her in public like in this movie and from what i know Anne and Henry knew each other before she went to France not just met after she returned i wish these movies would be a little more accurate
@ZeroMyHero99 She's as I imagine the real Anne was like- not beautiful, but intelligent and intriguing. I believe her to be utterly innocent of all the charges against her.
@Darienlover999 I think thats because since it was a tv show they had more time to develop the character and let the actress do a good job. The other Anne's were limited as to how much they could convey in less then an hour.
@LucyLovettLestrange Well... She wasn't my favorite. I don't think her acting was really all that good in that film personally and it kind of ruined it for me. I do think that SJ was the one bright spot of that film and was able to pull of Mary's character very well.
@Darienlover999 SJ was pretty good in the film I agree! Did you read the book? It was supposed to be all about Mary Boleyn and not so much on Anne. But since Anne is so famous throughout history they made it all be on her. I loved those dresses though!
I guess the reason why people say that they did not like her is because well they have seen the Tudors and are comparing this to that!!, well in fact I think she makes a perfect anne Boleyn because in history they have said that Anne was plain looking and indeed Helena's look does look plain, the reason why the king did not like her at first was because she was not as beautiful! as the rest of his women. I think she did a great job!, she is truly a wonderful actress.
I don't understand why people are saying that Helena Bonham Carter acted terribly in this production. Yes, Anne's personality in this was marred but I doubt it was the actress' fault; actors do have to follow a script, this script seems to not only have character flaws, but major plot flaws as well. Saying this, if the script was written better, I believe Helena would have been even more phenomenal.
she was a brilliant lady jane! i agree, but i think she brins the very strong side of an anne who didnt desire henry but lpayed him for a fool to her ambiion. its very good and she is a brilliant actress!!!!!!!!!
She was actually in alot of these film if you haven't noticed & they have made her very typecast which Helena herself has said.I can understand why they wanted her but maybe its not her best part..so what? she still is a fabulous actress & it hasn't tarnished her career :D
I thought Ray Winstone was excellent - exactly as Henry would have been. I was lucky enough be involved with the filming of this. Not too sure about HB-C, though she WAS very good - but Ray Winstone was spot-on. x
And Henry...Henry is awful. No good at all...at least the ones from The Tudors, and The Other Boleyn Girl, can act well, even if they don't look anything like them.
omg i love Helena Bonham Carter and i cant believe i'm going to say this but...she seems too...vulnerable. Anne was feisty and always putting on a show for everyone, when Henry approaches her she looks terrified, I just don't think she suits.
I love HBC too and she's a brilliant actress but my GOD this production is AWFUL, haha! How can we even be criticising HER casting with that scene of Henry's??
please i would love to see the clip before her execution when she says goodbye to Elizabeth and gives her a necklace? i believe that was in this movie. thank you!
@EadaoinTheGael or sound like beowulf? lol... man that movie was awful, beowulf not this one... i quite enjoyed watching it. Hey at least the actor has some meat on his bones, other films recently have been portraying him as some fine looking guy. Hint, Eric in The Other Boleyn Girl, and Johnathon in The Tudors.
I haven't actually seen this show, this is all I've seen of it. And as far as Anne Boleyn goes, Helena looks the part, and whomever is playing Henry both look how I would imagine Henry and Anne. But there is no passion here, no love or even hate. No that is Natalie Dormer and Jonathon Rhys Meyer..they have the fire, passion and even hate that Anne and Henry would have had.
I think helena is a fabulous actress and at some parts of the production, i feel that she truly IS anne, but not as much as natalie dormer. However, Helena definitely has more of the "anne boleyn" look than natalie does. Anne was never a conventional nor outstanding beauty like natalie, but more of a dark, offbeat and vibrant look like Helena.
Personally, Natalie Dormer is the best Anne Boleyn. She has all the passion and wit Anne needs, whereas all the other portrayals of Anne lack the energy, particularly Helena Bonham Carter's; as fantastic an actress as Helena may be, the role of Anne does not suit her at all. Natalie Dormer was made to play Anne.
I'd say she sounds too modern for some lady from back then and talks too fast...It all sounds too modern for my liking, he does the job ok. Don't get me wrong, she is certainly a good actress, but this all sounds like taken from a nowadays soap opera...
Does anyone know where I can download this movie from? pls. I realy realy want to see it! but i can't find it on isohunt nor on btjunkie.. so pls help. thanks.
Helena's Anne seems dreadfully bored when trying to flatter. I thought she was going to fall asleep lol. I imagine the real Anne to have been a bit more... passionate. Natalie Dormer from the Tudors nailed who I think of as Anne Boleyn.
she looks soo pretty!
horseriderhannah 2 days ago
you make a fair point about HBC. she seems cold and bored, to be the vibrant cunning anne boleyn,
charleedee456 3 weeks ago
ray winstones..my favorite henry viii hands down...
chykim1 1 month ago
Richard Burton from Anne of the Thousand Days was my favorite Henry - by far.
rohansrider 2 months ago
I think she's a fantastic Anne. Her voice may be a tad too deep, but other than that, perfect.
actortress 2 months ago
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kyleebaquero 2 months ago
Natalie dormer's Anne was better-much more style, intelligence and wit
and why does Henry (a king) have a thick London ascent?
erintheirish 2 months ago
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erintheirish 2 months ago
1:08 "How does it compare WIV ours?"
I know Mr. Winstone was born in Hackney, but couldn't he have faked a more royal accent?
LaBelleDanse 3 months ago
She makes a perfect Anne. She is mysterious and beautiful.
Kaslypso2011 3 months ago
Ray me old mucker Winston....doncha just love im eh? Up the hammers, etc...
18andreab 3 months ago
People are saying that this is inaccurate- it's actually quite accurate. And personally, I think that Helena is the best at playing Anne Boleyn, however I may be biased, as she is an amazing actress and I am completely obsessed with her.
missrowanb2009 4 months ago 4
i'm 13 and i love helena bonham carter! i have watched almost all of her movies :D
cuttie16fanaticno1 5 months ago 2
<3x1000000 to Helena!!
mrsmichasnape 6 months ago
Norfumberland ? Ray ?
ThePanzerfist44 6 months ago
Compare Bellatrix Lestrange and King George VI's wife ;)
channly 6 months ago
Every is saying that it is inacccurate or some people are saying it, but can someone please explain why it is inaccurate, in my view it does have some great points and I think she plays Anne very well, she is strong she does not know what to do, she is conflicted with her emotions, she hates him, likes him in a way, I think This Henry is pretty much a great pick of Henry, he is not fat, but in a way fit in a way with, I must say this is better than "The Tudors" which is more on Entertainment.
Hattaru 6 months ago
I loved this adaption of Henry VIII, despite it's utter inaccuracy. I just love the cast of characters!
PandaPawSmile 6 months ago
The tudor series is pretty inaccurate compared to this
Lyndzayy09 7 months ago
What was up with the pinky thing? Was she referring to something sexual?
Lyndzayy09 7 months ago
@Lyndzayy09 The pinky gesture generally hints a tiny penis.
FantasmaLuna 7 months ago
@FantasmaLuna That's what I thought, just wanted to make sure.
Lyndzayy09 7 months ago
No opino lo mismo que tú lizzbelle4. Pero sólo es mi opinión. Natalie Dormer me parece muy mala actriz. Imitaba muy mal el acento inglés de clase alta...Y no me gusta su físico de típica inglesa a diferencia del de Helena. De todos modos mi Ana Bolena cinematográfica preferida es Genevieve Bujold en "Anne of the Thousand Days" Te la recomiendo. Saludos.
ariascan2 7 months ago
a HATE henry viii but i do love the movie and love anne boleyn and helena in fact is the best anne ever
maryjane4teamhelena 7 months ago
@CircusZoneTV
The other portrayals of Henry VIII were correct- he was not always the fat red haired man everyone thinks he was. It was not until his later years, near his death, that he became the man in the portrait. In his youth he was an energetic and strong man
histolov35 7 months ago
helena is an amazing actress but she was already to old to that role...
95PMF 8 months ago
I think she makes a great Anne, I preffer Dormer, but I think Bonham Carter is more acurate
teenelf 8 months ago
I wonder how different things would have been if Anne had been able to marry Percy instead of being pursued by the King.
TheNuharoo 8 months ago
I think Natalie Dormer is an awful actress.
I prefer Helena
ariascan2 8 months ago
@ariascan2 Helena esta demasiado feaa y vieja para interpretar a ana bolena ademas natalie dormer es mas sensual y bella
lizzbelle4 7 months ago
I think Natalie Dormer is an awful actress.
ariascan2 8 months ago
The costumes are horrible.
molarmama5 8 months ago
Love HBC in this role. She brings such a depth to every roll she takes on. You can see how she weighs the situation that Anne has been placed in by the king's attention. The actor playing Henry did a fabulous job in this role
kendahke 8 months ago
Well i do admit as much as i love Helena her acting was a bit weak with anne boleyn but she is a more accurate portrayal on anne boleyn since she was described to have dark brown hair and big dark eyes so i do see anne boleyn in Helena ♥
SsQuadProductions 8 months ago
I love Helena in the Harry Potter movies, but the role as Anne Boleyn. --' I don't like. Natalie Dormer is so much beautifully in The Tudors than Helena.
IloveBalletEmma 8 months ago
@IloveBalletEmma Tudors-series suck.
12nunchaku 7 months ago
I LOVE Helena! She could never be better. Well, maybe in Sweeney Todd. Or HP.
mrsdracomalfoy1000 9 months ago
what did she play lady jane in?
lucielassy 9 months ago
@lucielassy Lady Jane lol
EnglishHuscarl 7 months ago
One thing that is interesting about Bonham Carter's performance is that she portrays Anne with more sincerity then any other actress I've seen in this role. Usually she is portrayed as being very manipulative and conniving, and her refusal to be Henry's mistress is usually portrayed as playing hard-to-get. It is interesting to see the role interpreted more sympathetically.
bluecanary487 9 months ago
oooo Helena <3
But Natalie was theeee greatest!
sykedsusie 9 months ago
I love Helena and I always have. I love her in The Wings of a Dove and in Fight Club.
jrmetmoi 10 months ago
He was looking into her black, beautiful eyes apparently.
jrmetmoi 10 months ago
this is the 1st time ive seen henry as his true self.... a fat angry red head. in the other boleyn girl and the tudors showtime tv show he is handsome and muscular
CircusZoneTV 10 months ago
@CircusZoneTV Henry was very handsome until he started to age. He still would have been an fine figure when Henry started courting her. Henry was also very cultured and not crass.
brontewcat 10 months ago
o.k as Ann Boleyn, OK......much better in Lady Jane
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did these things happened for real, i mean the words they exchanged to each other???i hate that king one cant take women for granted!!!power doesn't mean you must take off the lives of others,especially if the person was innocent...like her...
vboolka1084 11 months ago
did these things hapeened for real, i mean the words they exchanged to each other???i hate that king one cant take women for granted!!!power doenot mean you must take off the lives of others,especially if the person was innoncent...like her...
vboolka1084 11 months ago
did these things hapeened for real, i mean the words they exchanged to each other???
vboolka1084 11 months ago
@Darienlover999: I do agree!!! Natalie Dormer was singularly!!!!
MR1rpp 11 months ago
Wow, I too, thought Helena was weak here, although she is one of my fave actresses of all time. But yes, to me, Genevieve Bujold was THE definitive Anne Boleyn.
kilasandra 11 months ago
@kilasandra
Genevieve ftw! But don't blame Helena for the weakness. Blame whoever wrote this god awful script.
ZeroMyHero99 11 months ago
@ZeroMyHero99 Anne of Cleves wasn't even in it! And the wonderful Emily Blunt was totally miscast as Katherine Howard. I did like Ray Winstone as Henry more than Rhys-meyers though
rees276 10 months ago
@rees276
What's most insulting to me is how they handled Katherine Parr. Really? No mention of her reformist beliefs, no mention of the influence she had on Edward adn Elizabeth?
ZeroMyHero99 10 months ago
@ZeroMyHero99 hopefully Joely Richardson will put that right
rees276 10 months ago
@rees276
She did! She did! She most certainly did!
ZeroMyHero99 10 months ago
Genevieve Bujold was The Anne
LimerickLinz 1 year ago
@LimerickLinz I agree. Only her accent let her down. Anne is unlikely to have had a french accent despite her time at the french court. However Genevieve would have been perfect for Mary Queen Of Scots, which I've read she dropped out of only to be replaced with Vanessa Redgrave, who has also played Anne. I think that Charlotte Rampling was perfect in HENRY VIII and his Six Wives
rees276 10 months ago
@thena107 I don't know if she has. Haahahaha I think she suits the mental people well though, I can't imagine her not playing one. I adore her though <3
superskyerocket1 1 year ago
Helena wasn't bad at all :) She can play any role! anytime, anywhere <3
marycatherine0608 1 year ago 9
Anytime I think of Anne Boleyn I think of Helena Bonham Carter now! She makes Anne Boleyn all the more incredible!
LucyLovettLestrange 1 year ago
The song played at the beginning of the video, was played in the movie Elizabeth :)
Leeloominai356 1 year ago
I didn't like HBC as Anne. But then again I found the whole series cringe-worthy. In actual fact, Anne returned from France sounding more French than English. And as for Henry's accent, although he wouldn't sound like our current Royal's he certainly wouldn't have sounded cockerny!
MsScarlettPhoenix 1 year ago
oh my... i've never seen helena other than a creepy lady! seeing her look so sweet with tame hair and little makeup is so different!
Beauty12870 1 year ago 25
@Beauty12870 Remember she was also in Big Fish and was this sweet tiny southern belle =) adorable, and heartbreaking.
originalodamn 6 months ago
@Beauty12870 Watch "The King's Speech." She's amazing.
emmadilemmasings 2 months ago
i love helena and i think shes one of the greatest actresses but this role wasnt the best...i think natalie dormer is the best anne boleyn i've seen! she was so great in the tudors! but as been said, hbc was brilliant in lady jane :)
21karo12 1 year ago 3
I think j.r.m was the best henry, he gives a good image of what henry was liek when he was young, when henry VIII was young he was handsome, fit, andn the girls wanted him, but as he got older he got fatter. The only problem is that j.r.m doesn't have read hair.
Eloise672 1 year ago
She is barely recognisable as also Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter :) shes such a good actress! x
TeamPhantomCullen 1 year ago 34
@TeamPhantomCullen I thought it was great when she played Hermione, that had drunken the potion to turn into Bellatrix in the 7th film. You could totally tell who she was acting to be
darkanddeepmusic 6 months ago in playlist A Room With A View Part 1
I think helena bonham is a very good pick for anne boleyn! and she is an excellent actress!
turkishchic23 1 year ago 5
i mean dont get me wrong i love natalie dormers protorayal as anne. but she came off more of sexually promiciuos, and anne boleyn was more intelligent than how she was shown in the tudors.
HorrorMovieCollab 1 year ago
Personally speaking...when they cast Dormer as Anne I was sorely dissapointed with the fact that they didn't stay true to her image. She was supposed to have black hair and BLACK eyes.
Corbie1977 1 year ago
@Corbie1977 Then J. R. Meyer can't be Henry VIII, The real king was fat, and have red hair, but that doesn't care too much, the important was the personalities. Also, they think that with a fat and old king Henry, don't gonna have all the follower the show have.
(sorry for my bad english)
florencevicious 1 year ago
@Corbie1977 agreed! Especially since her black eyes were what she was known for . cheers!
Nicollie1062 11 months ago
Love and hate can cross a fine line, and I think that's what happened with Henry, he loved Anne so much, because she was not accepting his advances, and that interested him. but later he hated her enough to "kill" her. Love/Hate.
mckfrr 1 year ago
As great an actress as I think she is can I just ask one question?
Has Helena Bonham Carter ever played someone who didn't have lets say a mental issue?
thena107 1 year ago 5
Helena Bonham Carter further got me hooked on Anne Boleyn. Isn't it interesting that so many people hated Anne Boleyn but went on to lover her daughter Elizabeth?
LucyLovettLestrange 1 year ago 3
I love Helena so much.I think maybe her looks were perfect for this but apparently they are 'pre raphaelite' & she is an english rose..She isn't really her mum is french & spanish.She is a great actress & her face is amazing on screen,i dont get why people say she isn't 'conventionally' beautiful,why?
She is such a fabulous actress & her beauty doesn't need makeup or anything.Id definitely prefer her in other things though.
missHelenaLestrange 1 year ago
I really like HBC, but I don't like her as Anne Boleyn... I don't think that she fits for that part... I think that Natalie Portman is a better Anne Boleyn :) Natalie Dormer is fine too ^^
antisweet 1 year ago
that guy........is not very nice.
thefrickandfrackshow 1 year ago
She always has a slightly lost, distressed look about her. I don't know why.
twiwonder 1 year ago
@twiwonder
do you know what,i've always dismissed that thought.But now i definitelty think it,i love her she is an amazing actress & unbelievably beautiful.In her first films such as this she really does.she has said she was terrified because of the other actors & i don't blame her some of the people she has been up against are some of the best actors.I don't know really but she definitely has looked lost.. & also sometimes distracted in her interviews.It doesn't change how much i love her
missHelenaLestrange 1 year ago
@missHelenaLestrange yeah....you know someone recently ratted me out because i said i didn't think she was gorgeous. she definitely has a unique, lovely look about her. i dunno. just an opinion. maybe she'd be gorgeous if she smiled more. i miss her smile; only seen it twice in movies.
twiwonder 1 year ago
@twiwonder
no i was agreeing with you about her looking lost.She has had mental problems in her family & has said she could go mad.She did have therapy when she was very young when she was depressed (:
missHelenaLestrange 1 year ago
@missHelenaLestrange wasn't she the actress who lost several family members at one time or something like that?
twiwonder 1 year ago
@twiwonder
yes in a safari crash.She has a rather large family,she was filming terminator 4 at the time
missHelenaLestrange 1 year ago
She is beautiful and amazing
interstitialtjg 1 year ago
i wonder did Henry say such rude things to her in public like in this movie and from what i know Anne and Henry knew each other before she went to France not just met after she returned i wish these movies would be a little more accurate
donnylovesayesha1 1 year ago
Ich liebe sie einfach!!! (Anne Boleyn) Und Helena Bonham Carter in dieser Rolle ist einfach DER HAMMER!! :DDD
MrsConfusia 1 year ago
what seson was this
jeribrin25 1 year ago
hey it's Bors!
cherryspud1989 1 year ago
Henry was a jerk: "let's see your face, woman, or do you hide it for good reason?"
Nice way to talk to a stranger whose sister was your mistress.
bookkeeper57 1 year ago
Yes, she was perfect as Lady Jane!
a99999z 1 year ago
i like her as Bellatrix Lestrange in Harry Potter lol
julie101rox 1 year ago 3
i like natalie dormer better
spikesismydaddy 1 year ago
who is that the man who plays henry
koddaver1 1 year ago
@koddaver1
Ray Winstone.
ZeroMyHero99 1 year ago
Better casting than the TV series; and a bigger budget no doubt.
amickkm1955 1 year ago
shes a more realisic anne boleyn then the tudors showtime show is good but so inaccurate
84jessaud 1 year ago 2
The problem isn't Helena, it's that the story is ridiculous, inaccurate, and badly-written.
CantoErgoSum 1 year ago 14
HBC wasn't bad at all, but I think Natalie Dormer was the best Anne Boleyn ever.
Darienlover999 1 year ago 128
@Darienlover999 Have you seen Dorothy Tutin as Anne? She's amazing.
coralarch 1 year ago
@coralarch
Love her!! Especially the line she delivers to Cranmer:
Anne: My daughter, Elizabeth, is a Boleyn as much as Tudor. And she is no bastard!
Or something like that!
ZeroMyHero99 1 year ago
@ZeroMyHero99 She's as I imagine the real Anne was like- not beautiful, but intelligent and intriguing. I believe her to be utterly innocent of all the charges against her.
coralarch 1 year ago 2
@Darienlover999 natalie portman did good too....i think you have to have that sneaky conniving look for it to work you know what i mean
cutiefbaby 1 year ago
@cutiefbaby Oh, I know what you mean,I know exactly what you mean,
and may I say it most certainly does work......lol
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@Darienlover999 her face looks like a ghost
renesmee23cullen 1 year ago
@Darienlover999 I think thats because since it was a tv show they had more time to develop the character and let the actress do a good job. The other Anne's were limited as to how much they could convey in less then an hour.
Medusa0999 1 year ago
@Darienlover999 i totally agree, but this history of Anne Boleyn is more complete
kitrikimaluket01 1 year ago
@Darienlover999 What'd ya think of Natalie Portman? I preferred someone English to be here, but I liked Scarlett Johanssen as Mary Boleyn.
LucyLovettLestrange 7 months ago
@LucyLovettLestrange Well... She wasn't my favorite. I don't think her acting was really all that good in that film personally and it kind of ruined it for me. I do think that SJ was the one bright spot of that film and was able to pull of Mary's character very well.
Darienlover999 6 months ago
@Darienlover999 SJ was pretty good in the film I agree! Did you read the book? It was supposed to be all about Mary Boleyn and not so much on Anne. But since Anne is so famous throughout history they made it all be on her. I loved those dresses though!
LucyLovettLestrange 6 months ago
@LucyLovettLestrange you mean suju..
Chan3lprincess16 6 months ago
@Darienlover999 I think Genevieve Bujold is
mrsLochrie 6 months ago
I guess the reason why people say that they did not like her is because well they have seen the Tudors and are comparing this to that!!, well in fact I think she makes a perfect anne Boleyn because in history they have said that Anne was plain looking and indeed Helena's look does look plain, the reason why the king did not like her at first was because she was not as beautiful! as the rest of his women. I think she did a great job!, she is truly a wonderful actress.
Hattaru 1 year ago
I don't understand why people are saying that Helena Bonham Carter acted terribly in this production. Yes, Anne's personality in this was marred but I doubt it was the actress' fault; actors do have to follow a script, this script seems to not only have character flaws, but major plot flaws as well. Saying this, if the script was written better, I believe Helena would have been even more phenomenal.
Thanks for uploading :)
chelseaxwinters 1 year ago 2
this is extremely historically incorrect hower HBC was amazing as she is in every role
GJazzyG 1 year ago
she was a brilliant lady jane! i agree, but i think she brins the very strong side of an anne who didnt desire henry but lpayed him for a fool to her ambiion. its very good and she is a brilliant actress!!!!!!!!!
Evelyn4eva 1 year ago
Helena Bonham Carter was PERFECT in THE WINGS OF THE DOVE...fantastic movie!
emma473 1 year ago
is this the tudors????
CML051 1 year ago
@CML051 Nope, this is the movie "Henry VIII?
xmCrxfLyLeAfx 1 year ago
Come in!Just stop your stupid comment about Helena!!
Whatever she plays, she is always perfect!
guillemotte 1 year ago
Helena Bonham Carter, the archetypical "blushing virgin" - as Anne Boleyn? I don't understand this casting.
lilythepink123 1 year ago
@lilythepink123
i can understand the casting
She was actually in alot of these film if you haven't noticed & they have made her very typecast which Helena herself has said.I can understand why they wanted her but maybe its not her best part..so what? she still is a fabulous actress & it hasn't tarnished her career :D
missHelenaLestrange 1 year ago
I like her in these time periods.
AndyJoReadySetGo 1 year ago
Ugh, this is so historicaly incorrect!
vampireFrankie 1 year ago 2
I don't like her as Anne Boleyn but i love her a Lady Jane. She was brilliant in that film.
LeannaMontana 2 years ago 55
@LeannaMontana I think the same. I can't think her as Anne but was brilliant as Jane Grey
YeOldeTune 1 year ago
@LeannaMontana agreed
ImADrWhoAddict 1 year ago
@LeannaMontana I agree.
cXcarolayXc 1 year ago
I thought Ray Winstone was excellent - exactly as Henry would have been. I was lucky enough be involved with the filming of this. Not too sure about HB-C, though she WAS very good - but Ray Winstone was spot-on. x
RoonJazz 2 years ago
She is not a good Anne Boleyn at all.
And Henry...Henry is awful. No good at all...at least the ones from The Tudors, and The Other Boleyn Girl, can act well, even if they don't look anything like them.
annelieseB 2 years ago 3
You are entitled to your opinion of course...but please do not tell me that you just claimed that Ray Winstone and Helena Bonham Carter can't act?
Bellatrix4Voldemort 2 years ago 9
No, not saying that at all - just saying that they weren't good for these parts.
annelieseB 2 years ago
omg i love Helena Bonham Carter and i cant believe i'm going to say this but...she seems too...vulnerable. Anne was feisty and always putting on a show for everyone, when Henry approaches her she looks terrified, I just don't think she suits.
she was amazing in Sweeny Todd though!
loopyvirgo 2 years ago 5
what is this called ???
CML051 2 years ago
she is incredibly beautiful and talented.
but i dont like helena for these periods of time, victorian, yes but not 15th century
vyxsin64 2 years ago 3
she looks like monalisa
mattie2697 2 years ago
I love HBC too and she's a brilliant actress but my GOD this production is AWFUL, haha! How can we even be criticising HER casting with that scene of Henry's??
McDreamy1606 2 years ago
I love HBC but she's not clever and vixeny enough for Anne.
nodaybut2dayy 2 years ago
@nodaybut2dayy
She looks very appropriate for a vampire show though. Those facial features of hers...
junejoyleng 2 years ago
what is she doing at 1:26
babyfaithie 2 years ago
she looks too old for anne and the guy who plays henry shouldnt have that accent.
princessUSA2 2 years ago
@princessUSA2 no comprendo porque tienes tantos votos negativos cuando realmente tienes la razon
lizzbelle4 7 months ago
@lizzbelle4 gracias.
princessUSA2 7 months ago
please i would love to see the clip before her execution when she says goodbye to Elizabeth and gives her a necklace? i believe that was in this movie. thank you!
Gwyn142 2 years ago
I always thought that "Anne of a Thousand Days" was the the best of all these Historic renditions, even though so much artistic licenses was taken
regszikora 2 years ago 5
since when did henry viii have an east london cab driver / mitchell brothers from eastenders accent?
EadaoinTheGael 2 years ago
@EadaoinTheGael or sound like beowulf? lol... man that movie was awful, beowulf not this one... i quite enjoyed watching it. Hey at least the actor has some meat on his bones, other films recently have been portraying him as some fine looking guy. Hint, Eric in The Other Boleyn Girl, and Johnathon in The Tudors.
katebien 2 years ago
Whoever did the casting in this movie should be beheaded LOL
dinastein44 2 years ago
8:58 sounds like the music from "Elizabeth"
smichelle65 2 years ago
Why on Earth did they choose an actor with a strong cockey accent to play the King? Most odd
zimnaya 2 years ago 4
This film is sooooooooo historially innacurate. But still good
NA60469 2 years ago
i love Helen but i agree whit owner of this clip she doesn't really fit in
anjica123 2 years ago 2
wow i never knew she played Jane Grey and Anne Boleyn
wraithofthedark 2 years ago
I haven't actually seen this show, this is all I've seen of it. And as far as Anne Boleyn goes, Helena looks the part, and whomever is playing Henry both look how I would imagine Henry and Anne. But there is no passion here, no love or even hate. No that is Natalie Dormer and Jonathon Rhys Meyer..they have the fire, passion and even hate that Anne and Henry would have had.
sayuri8 2 years ago
I think helena is a fabulous actress and at some parts of the production, i feel that she truly IS anne, but not as much as natalie dormer. However, Helena definitely has more of the "anne boleyn" look than natalie does. Anne was never a conventional nor outstanding beauty like natalie, but more of a dark, offbeat and vibrant look like Helena.
And thats just my two cents.
SingMeAnElla 2 years ago
I think that on interpretation, Natalie IS the best Anne forever lol
AeroDeschain 2 years ago
I <3 Helena! She's a great Anne! ^ ^
SilentHillEmzie 2 years ago 2
Helena looks so different as Anne versus Bellatrix or Mrs. Lovegood.
thisonesforthegirls5 2 years ago 3
Personally, Natalie Dormer is the best Anne Boleyn. She has all the passion and wit Anne needs, whereas all the other portrayals of Anne lack the energy, particularly Helena Bonham Carter's; as fantastic an actress as Helena may be, the role of Anne does not suit her at all. Natalie Dormer was made to play Anne.
onlyicouldmanagethat 2 years ago 2
I agree completely
BrittanyJoan 2 years ago
I'd say she sounds too modern for some lady from back then and talks too fast...It all sounds too modern for my liking, he does the job ok. Don't get me wrong, she is certainly a good actress, but this all sounds like taken from a nowadays soap opera...
Danny30011980 2 years ago
Genevieve Bujould is still the best Anne.
InnateNobility 2 years ago 2
Helena was 37 when she play this role but Anne should be in her mid to late twenties max. It feels kind of weird.
commenting2008 2 years ago
She doesn't look a day over 30 though so really you don't have to look that much into it.
laurenlfc48 2 years ago 2
I agree.
LTF6161 2 years ago
Yeah, she only looks like like 25 or 26 or something.
SilentHillEmzie 2 years ago
People under 30 can't tell the difference between under 30 and over 30. So you must be under 30.
commenting2008 2 years ago
I have to agree. She is beautiful, but just looks too mature to be AB. And her style is too moderne.
rubyflipper 2 years ago
Does anyone know where I can download this movie from? pls. I realy realy want to see it! but i can't find it on isohunt nor on btjunkie.. so pls help. thanks.
geosephine 2 years ago
It's because it is a more4 production not a film i two part drama so i could only think you might be able to buy it on ebay for about £5 probably
laurenlfc48 2 years ago 2
Why does the king have a cockney accent?
Helena as always perfectly in tune with the air of the past.
katievhoneychurch 2 years ago 2
Brilliantly played...
marcN19 2 years ago
Helena's Anne seems dreadfully bored when trying to flatter. I thought she was going to fall asleep lol. I imagine the real Anne to have been a bit more... passionate. Natalie Dormer from the Tudors nailed who I think of as Anne Boleyn.
AWickedMind 2 years ago 4
This is played out to the word...
marcN19 2 years ago
i was never a huge fan of this story,
like the boelyn girls.
but, helena doesn't suite this role as well as she does in all her others.
but she is a fantastic actress.
MzCharmedFan0214 2 years ago