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105 of 110 people found the following review helpful
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Since this BBC adaptation was screened I have searched continually for this version on DVD. Without any doubt this is one of the most engaging dramas I have ever seen. Stylistically it may not be to everyone's taste, with what appears to be hand held camera work and direct address to the camera similar to an interview approach. There is a grain to the film that only enhances the rawness and edge to the production.
It is the only historical drama that brings a genuine sense and vision of a Tudor court to life. The character developments are pertinent and emotionally engaging. The performances are exceptional and it is a great shame that such an exceptional work as this should have been overshadowed by a glossy Hollywood interpretation.
This film deserves to be seen by a much wider audience and far outstrips both the film and the book of the same title. Watch it, you will be mesmerised.
It is the only historical drama that brings a genuine sense and vision of a Tudor court to life. The character developments are pertinent and emotionally engaging. The performances are exceptional and it is a great shame that such an exceptional work as this should have been overshadowed by a glossy Hollywood interpretation.
This film deserves to be seen by a much wider audience and far outstrips both the film and the book of the same title. Watch it, you will be mesmerised.
83 of 87 people found the following review helpful
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This is the TV adaptation which came out several years ago shortly after the book became such a success and is far superior to the more recent film version which starred Scarlett Johanssen and Natalie Portman. It conveys much more accurately the atmosphere and tension of Philippa Gregory's superb novel and doesn't have the glaring gaps of the 2008 film (in which Mary is suddenly marrying again with no explanation as to what has happened to husband No 1!). The performances are brilliant and I cannot recommend this highly enough. I am so pleased to have found it at this price and will be watching it to erase the awful travesty of the more recent film version.
If you haven't seen this but have enjoyed the book, you would do far better to spend your money on this than on the admission charge for the recent film.
If you haven't seen this but have enjoyed the book, you would do far better to spend your money on this than on the admission charge for the recent film.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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I too have been waiting and waiting for this to become availale on DVD. Although the direction is slightly odd, it's a wonderful, focussed study with a terrific cast - Jodhi May, Philip Glenister, Steven Mackintosh. Much closer to the book than the recent Hollywood version, which I saw and which was absolutely dire. I really need to see this now, to wipe the other from my memory! I'm really looking forward to getting it.
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Oh Dear!!
This is a BBC production - partly improvised - and has an excellent cast including Steven Mackintosh and Jodie May. It has a gritty, stark and sparse feel and is atmospheric. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Kokino
great dvd
I must admit I bought this DVD as part of my collection for my family history, (my mothers maiden name was Bullen), but after watching it found the production was great, every bit... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ash
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The Other Boleyn Girl, the popular historical novel from Phillipa Gregory, has a feature film adaptation with Eric Bana et al going a bit Tudor on each other. Read more
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Philippa Gregory wrote a very enjoyable, interesting novel based on the facts central too and surrounding the early Tudor period, dealing with... Read more
Philippa Gregory wrote a very enjoyable, interesting novel based on the facts central too and surrounding the early Tudor period, dealing with... Read more
Published 9 months ago by RR Waller
Interesting approach
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Published 14 months ago by Stephen Bishop
Disappointing
I bought this because I like the work of Jodhi May and other actors who partake. The film could have been up to the high BBC standards, but the slightly artsy-fartsy approach... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Georg Fries
Absolutely awful!
90 minutes of stilted, excruciating performances. Where to begin? The grainy, stilted camera work did nothing but distract me. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Domino
Didn't like it.
This film isn't a film nor a documentary. It sort of overlaps both. I really didn't like this film, it skipped to scenes with no sort of cross over. Read more
Published 17 months ago by A Customer
A Unique First
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Published 22 months ago by Gregory Bardwell
Pleasantly surprised
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