Jodhi May as Anne Boleyn in 'The Other Boleyn Girl (2003).
I'm afraid to say that this is one of the worst dramas set in this period that I have seen. It is also an adaptation of one of the worst ...
Jodhi May as Anne Boleyn in 'The Other Boleyn Girl (2003).
I'm afraid to say that this is one of the worst dramas set in this period that I have seen. It is also an adaptation of one of the worst pieces of historical fiction that I have ever read. However I have included this clip because a) it is part of a general group of videos I am posting on Anne Boleyn in dramas and b) Jodhi May is a superb actress and it is not her fault that she got stuck in such a crap drama.
Although I dislike this drama immensely there are two things I did enjoy about it. Firstly I really liked Jared Harris's portrayal of Henry VIII. He looks fantastic as a middle aged Henry who has not yet become the obese king found in the Holbein portraits or the renowned athletic in his youth. It is such a shame that his talents are wasted in this and I would love to see him play the role again.
The other thing I like about this drama (aside from Jodhi May naturally : ), is the depiction of the famous shirt row Henry and Anne had. Anne discovered that Henry was still having his shirts made by Katherine although he did not recognise her as his lawful wife. Understandably Anne was upset about this as mending shirts was a traditional wifely task and whilst Henry was allowing Katherine to do this he was also promising Anne marriage. Furthermore a simple instruction from the king would have ended his shirts being made for him by Katherine. The quarrel ended when Henry put an end to this and employed someone else to mend them instead.
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jodhi may is gorgeous! She is so adorable. But i think natalie portman performance out-does all the others. her performance was so amazing and so real!
lol i see what you mean about the wors dama. i remember watching his on tv in 2003 and i didnt like it much - and prefer the natalie portman version (although it is completly different from the book). the book - i like, its just theyve got a lot of major historical facts wrong - mainly mary boleyn was the older sister not the youngest. Jobhi may is a good actress, and she could have made a good anne if the script wasnt so bad XD
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