The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

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The Other Boleyn Girl is a 2008 drama film directed by Justin Chadwick and srarring Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana and David Morrissey. The screenplay by Peter Morgan was adapted from the 2001 novel of the same name by Philippa Gregory. It is a romanticized account of the lives of 16th-century aristocrats Mary Boleyn, one-time mistress of King Henry VIII, and her sister, Queen Anne, who became the monarch's ill-fated second wife, though much history is distorted.

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Plot: When Catherine of Aragon is blamed for England's failure to produce a male heir, Thomas Howard, the Duke of Norfolk and his brother in law Thomas Boleyn plan to install Thomas's daughter Anne Boleyn in the court of Henry VIII of England. Howard and Boleyn hope Anne will become the King's mistress and potential mother of his son, thereby furthering their own political ambitions, much to the disgust of Thomas's wife and the duke's sister, Lady Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire and Ormond. Although Anne initially refuses because she knows being a mistress can damage her reputation, she agrees to please her father and uncle. Anne's younger sister, Mary, marries William Carey, even though he had asked for Anne's hand. Her father thought that Anne could do better than William Carey and thus offered Mary as a substitute. While visiting the Boleyn estate, Henry is injured in a hunting accident, indirectly caused by Anne, and is nursed by Mary. While in her care, Henry becomes smitten with her and invites her to court. With great reluctance, Mary and William agree, knowing what will be expected of her. Mary and Anne become ladies-in-waiting to Queen Catherine and Henry sends William away on an assignment for the royal court. Separated from her husband, Mary finds herself falling in love with Henry.

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Rebellious Anne secretly marries the nobleman Henry Percy, who was engaged to Anne Talbot. Anne confides in her brother George, who is overjoyed and tells Mary about the secret marriage. Fearing Anne will ruin her reputation by marrying without the king's consent, Mary alerts her father and uncle about the secret elopement. The men confront Anne, who argues that what has been done before God can't be undone and that the marriage has been consummated. Despite this, the marriage is annulled and she is exiled to France in disgrace. Anne plans for revenge due to her belief that Mary exiled her to increase her own status. Despite the scandal, the family's fortunes seem secure when Mary becomes pregnant. However, Elizabeth Boleyn warns Thomas and Norfolk that the king's favour can be taken away as easily as it is given, often with disastrous consequences. Despite her warnings, the men ignore her. Thomas Boleyn becomes Earl of Wiltshire and George becomes Viscount Rochford. They receive a number of new grants and estates, so their debts are paid and Henry arranges for George to marry Jane Parker, despite George wanting nothing to do with her.

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