The Other Boleyn Girl - 2008

Philippa Gregory's bestseller novel at your local Cinema from Friday 7th March

Universal Pictures

Director: Justin Chadwick

Writer: Peter Morgan

KentFilming Locations: Knole House, Dover Castle, Penshurst Place

The film stars Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Eric Bana.

: Filming of The Other Boleyn Girl at Knole © Photo Credit : Alex Bailey © 2006 Universal Studios. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Kent is in the spotlight in the screen adaptation of Philippa Gregory's best selling novel The Other Boleyn Girl. It is a dramatic story of love, passion and ambition set in the cut-throat court of Henry VIII. Mary (Scarlett Johansson), considered the more beautiful sister, gains the young king’s (Eric Bana) attention and, though married, becomes his mistress. when it becomes politically adventageous, Mary is cast aside for her dazzling young sister Anne (Natalie Portman) and can only watch as Anne’s ruthless pursuit of the crown propels her towards her doom.

The Boleyn family had extensive connections with Kent; the family lived in Hever Castle while Henry VIII adored Knole. With this connection in mind, filming took place at three fantastic locations across Kent.

Filming in Kent began at Knole in Sevenoaks, a grand house set in a deer park that Henry VIII was so impressed with; he demanded that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer give it to him.

: Mary Boleyn (Scarlett Johansson) in the Grounds of Penshurst Place © Photo Credit : Alex Bailey © 2006 Universal Studios. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Production then moved to Penshurst Place near Tonbridge, which was also once owned by Henry VIII and where the unspoiled estate and gardens still bring the Tudor era to life.

As England’s oldest fortress at the shortest sea crossing to Continental Europe, Dover Castle was a vital strategic centre in the Tudor era and able to provide the ideal setting for the final and climatic scenes in The Other Boleyn Girl.

To celebrate the cinematic release and the locations that were used in the film, the Kent Film Office and Kent Tourism Alliance in association with Universal, National Trust, English Heritage, Penshurst Place, Hever Castle and the Heart of Kent are releasing a movie map to highlight the Kent locations to the world!

From March you will be able to download your own The Other Boleyn Girl movie map and to find out more about the Kent Campaign at www.visittheotherboleyngirl.co.uk

The film is on general release from the 7^th March.

(Sibohan Marshall and Pascale Blackburn)

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