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THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL



Written by

Peter Morgan



Based on the novel by

Philippa Gregory





FEBRUARY 2006





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EXT. FIELD - DAY
11
We're moving through a cornfield. At speed. The sound of
children's laughter. Excited shrieking.

A beautiful young girl, (MARY BOLEYN, 8), our heroine, runs
through the fields, being chased by her younger brother, GEORGE,
and sister, ANNE, (10).

Touchingly, MARY is barely taller than the corn, her headskimming along the sheaves.

REVERSE ANGLE TO REVEAL: the children are being watched by their
parents, (SIR THOMAS and LADY ELIZABETH BOLEYN).

SIR THOMAS
I received a formal request for marriage
today for Anne.
(a beat)
From the Carey family.

SIR THOMAS indicates toANNE; the eldest. Dark-haired.
Intelligent. The obvious leader among the children.

LADY ELIZABETH
But that's wonderful.

SIR THOMAS
I turned it down.

LADY ELIZABETH turns...`What?'

SIR THOMAS
And offered them Mary instead.

SIR THOMAS indicatesMARY, the middle child. Fair-haired.
Pretty. Sweet-natured.

SIR THOMAS
Fnne's too good for William Carey. She
can do (better than a merchant's son.

LADY ELIZABETH
You underestimate Mary.

SIR THOMAS
Not true. I think she's..thekinder of
the two. Quite possibly the fairer.

The CHILDREN, meanwhile, have started a race..

SIR THOMAS
But to get ahead in this world, you need
more than fair looks and a kind heart.

On the field, ANNE wins. She jumps up and down, holding her arms
aloft, as MARY flops to the floor. Vanquished.2.


SIR THOMAS smiles, `See?' He walks towards ANNE..

SIR THOMAS
(applauding his favourite)
Bravo! Anne!


EXT. BELL TOWER - TEN YEARS LATER
2 2
Bells ring high up in the bell-tower of a countrychurch.


INT. MARY'S BEDROOM - DAY
3 3
MARY, ten years older, and grown into a heavenly bride is in her
room, surrounded by MAIDS and SEAMSTRESSES making final
adjustments to her dress. A knock at the door.

ANNE
May we come in..?

ANNE and GEORGE enter. GEORGE letsout a low whistle..

ANNE
Look at you..! Younger than me. More
beautiful than me. Married before me.
(a beat)
I am eclipsed. I am just the `Other
Boleyn Girl.'

MARY
Hardly.

GEORGE
No, is this it? This is the end of theunholy trinity?

GEORGE extends her arms, wraps them around his two sister. An
intimate moment.

MARY
No, George. Never. I'll be married,
that's all..
(a beat)
Apart from that - it won't change a
thing.

The three of them hug together, tightly..


INT. CHAPEL - DAY
4...