The Other Boleyn Girl

[Melania]

I am interested in seeing how factually accurate the new movie "The Other Boleyn Girl" (with Natalie Portman and Scarlet Johansson) really is.

[lexi4]

I don't expect it to be too factual, it is a novel. I plan to see it this week.

[iowabelle]

I can hardly bear the idea of seeing the movie, it looks so fictitious.

In the trailers there's a scene where the girls' parents debate the morality of sacrificing their daughters at the Tudor court... I doubt that any Howard (the girl's mother included) would have had any scruples against enriching themselves and their family by any means necessary.

[Melania]

After reading up on the Boleyns, it is easy to see how inaccurate the movie is on a non-fictional level. The movie is very fabricated. It would be interesting if someone could do a compare and contrast chart of the real Boleyn story versus the movie.

[lexi4]

Originally Posted by iowabelle

I can hardly bear the idea of seeing the movie, it looks so fictitious.

In the trailers there's a scene where the girls' parents debate the morality of sacrificing their daughters at the Tudor court... I doubt that any Howard (the girl's mother included) would have had any scruples against enriching themselves and their family by any means necessary.

I can keep fiction and non-fiction separate. I'm going to see the costumes...etc.
You are correct about the Howards. I think they were very willing to sacrifice their daughter(s) for advancement. I disliked that about them.
Lexi

[Russophile]

The clothing is always so sumptuous.
What about a thread that compares and contrasts all the Tudor movies, not just this one?? There are the 6 wives done twice on the BBC, The Lion's Cub, excellent acting by Glenda Jackson, Shakespeare in Love (I know, that's pushing it) Anne of 1000 days. . .

[iowabelle]

I think the most notorious "sacrificer" of a daughter had to have been Lady Frances Brandon. In today's world I think she would have been labelled a child abuser for the way she treated her daughters, especially Lady Jane Grey.

But you had to be a pretty tough individual to survive in the Plantagenet/Lancastrian/York/Tudor world. The age of chivalry just wasn't... very chivalrous.

[Russophile]

Originally Posted by iowabelle

I think the most notorious "sacrificer" of a daughter had to have been Lady Frances Brandon. In today's world I think she would have been labelled a child abuser for the way she treated her daughters, especially Lady Jane Grey.

But you had to be a pretty tough individual to survive in the Plantagenet/Lancastrian/York/Tudor world. The age of chivalry just wasn't... very chivalrous.

And that was a movie as well with Patrick (Captain Picard) Stewart!

[carlota]

i went to see it on saturday and i loved it. i thought natalie portman was incredible and the costumes are perfect. i have no idea about the accuracy of the movie, but medieval and royal themes are my favourite for movies. i really liked it...

[marmi]

I am curious about the movie but am almost too afraid to see it, as I loved the book so much.

When I read historical fiction (or watch movies for that matter) I completely ignore historical innaccuracies etc because I want to enjoy the [whichever medium...], if I wanted to learn, well I have the entire university library at my disposal...