“The Other Boleyn Girl” by Philippa Lowthorpe (2003)

Rene Hirsch
MdW (movies directed by women)
1 min readJun 22, 2020

(good) Movies directed by women

The work of Philippa Lowthorpe (1/3)

Good gender content and message

A movie that shows how English noble society in the 16th century considered its women: worthless, only to be used in a sexualized context, either as seducers or as procreators of (male) heirs
The rise and fall of a woman who wanted more

IMDB 6,1

Cast: Natascha McElhone, Jodhi May, Jared Harris
Director: Philippa Lowthorpe
Writers: Philippa Gregory (novel), Philippa Lowthorpe
Music by Peter Salem
Cinematography by Graham Smith
Film Editing by Jonathan Morris

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