‘Anne Boleyn’ review: Uni-dimensional characters make for a bland historical
The Hindu
Jodie Turner-Smith’s talent is wasted in a tale has provided inspiration for countless learned treatises as well as popular books, plays, movies and television shows
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII, and mother of Queen Elizabeth I, is a key figure in history and popular culture. It was to marry Anne that Henry sought to dissolve his marriage to Catharine of Aragorn, which caused the rift with the church. Though she was only married to Henry for three years and beheaded at the age of 35, her influence has been far-reaching. Her short, doomed life has provided inspiration for countless learned treatises as well as popular books, plays, movies and television shows. . Jodie Turner-Smith’s Anne is the latest in a roster that contains some of the biggest names in the marquee, including Vanessa Redgrave (A Man for All Seasons), Geneviève Bujold (Anne of the Thousand Days), Helena Bonham Carter (Henry VIII), Natalie Dormer (The Tudors), Natalie Portman (The Other Boleyn Girl) and Claire Foy (Wolf Hall).More Related News