She deserved the Oscar. Genevieve gaves a perfect piece of acting. She is very beautiful as Anne..all passion..lust..strengh. And her accent is perfect for the role as Anne was educated in France. Genevieve is pure gold.

Her chemistry with Richard Burton is zero? What!? I think not. They have simmering chemistry, both powerful, beautiful voices that soared, suspenseful, beautifully acted The characters come alive. She is magnificent in this role as is he. No one could have played the parts better.

That final confrontation between Henry and Anne is electric, a scene that I have never forgotten since I watched the film.

these two played the Love/Hate relationship between Henry and Anne, to perfection

Her acting is so natural, just, never overplayed, I agree with a previous comment, Geneviève Bujold is pure gold in that role.

Zero chemistry between Burton and Bujold? I disagree. There's an electrical tension between them, it's just not pure affection and sympathy. Most of the movie one of them loathes the other, so it fits perfectly. To me it's the best Tudors movie ever, and Bujold's performance is absolutely on point.

She was OUTSTANDING

even when the dialogue is "not all that'? When is that? The dialogue refects the emotionl temsion between them. It was beautifully written, acted and performed. It isn't a passive part. She constantly engages with her surroundings, even in the worst of circumstance and in doing so, moves the audience to tears. She was excellent.

As a fan of the Tudor period I have always had a soft spot for this film and Genevieve who is French-Canadian just like me

Your pronunciation of the Bujold name is fine. She and Richard Burton gave magnificent performances. The sets, costumes, lighting, script and historical accuracy are excellent in this oftentimes overlooked film.

This Anne is played by a wonderful actress Genevieve her accent add to the film, she should have received the oscar, and the powerful electricity with Burton is a standout👏👏👏👏

I don't think it's 'obvious' dialogue at all. Yes, we know that in the end, she is right, that it is Elizabeth who will be the greatest legacy of Henry's reign, but Anne's speech is not said with clairvoyance or certainty. She is bluffing basically, taunting Henry that all his efforts to get a son will amount to nothing, as this is the only card she has left to play against him. She knows he's going to kill her, so she has nothing left to lose. All she can do is protect her daughter as best she can, and her only weapon is to torment Henry with doubt and regret after she is dead, as she knows this is the only way to push his buttons. Ultimately, while he has power over her death, she is exerting power over the rest of his life, as best she can.

Genevieve is, in my opinion, the best Anne Boleyn, the film has always been a favourite of mine, although there are quite a few inaccuracies, but that is no fault of the actors, but the producers, Mary Boleyn was fair haired and even if the child she was carrying, was Henry's, she was married to Sir William Carey before Anne returned from France. Catherine of Aragon and her daughter Mary, both had red gold hair, and Catherine ALWAYS wore a gable hood. I would have loved the opportunity to play Anne.

She was marvelous in this movie. Perfect for the role. Any movie has some problems with it, but in this case the problems were very few and far between. Some of the things that you have mentioned were great observations but overall you sounded way too negative. This movie leaves an impact and that is what matters. As for her not being emotional enough... That must be your personal preference. I have met several powerfull and proud women, and typically they do not display much emotion when they are sad. If she would have been crying too much that would have been out of character. Also she is not a tender personality, so why should her "kiss me" sound tender?

She has a marvelous voice, saying "Bastard" or anything else! LOL Very clever how you interwove scenes from Anne and Mary Queen of Scots together at the end. I saw Vanessa Redgrave live in a play once!

She was fantastic. Especially considering she's french instead of english. Nothing else she did ever seemed to remotely touch this performance but what a role! She didn't really need chemistry with Richard Burton since who would've been honestly physically attracted to Henry by that time of his life? Richard Burton was far too handsome to play him but I loved him in the role - he was such a great actor. :)

You have not made any sense. She was brilliant.

a Really good review! You brought up some interesting points both Positive and Negative regarding Ms. Bujold's performance which I hadn't previously considered, and yet find myself agreeing with i.e. the thinness of her voice during her happier times. Even so, Genevieve Bujold will always be my Favorite Anne Boleyn, since she not only owned her role but stole every scene she was in!

Despite the odd inaccuracies it's a wonderful film, and Genevive Bujold will always be the best Anne Boleyn, followed closely by Charlotte Rampling

During this period all of the great films seemed to be regarding some aspect of British History, from Thomas Moore to King Henry the VIII. And everyone went to see them.

God she was so beautiful what a fabulous movie

Love this movie and actress play Anne

For me Genevieve Bujold is the one true Anne Boleyn.

Genevieve Is Anne, boy, when she’s in prison & Henry slaps her 👋🏼 she takes it like a Champ & Henry seems like he’s slapping a steel rod 💥 She so much more powerful than Henry.

Irene Papas deserved at least a Best Supporting Actress nomination for her role as Catherine of Aragon.

The Anglican or Church of England has a rather lurid past which continues on to this day. It does make for fantastic movies thought!

Just found your channel, loving it!! Keep going mate!!

This movie and the two lead actors made me fall in love with this era in history. I thought they were brilliant.

Genevieve is my favorite Anne alongside Natalie Dormer. The only issue I have is when you say it feels repetitive because of the Mary, Queen of Scots movie because that came out after this movie and was a bit of an unofficial squeal to this movie (I say the latter because of the boat scene with Elizabeth and Dudley where Dudley sings the song Henry wrote for Anne in this movie and then Dudley tells Elizabeth about her mother's response). This movie shouldn't be called repetitive because of what a later movie did.

You pronounced her name correctly, Bujold, a French Canadian from Montreal Quebec, came from a working class family

The pronunciation of her name by you is musical.

Anne of The Thousand Days is a great movie.

If only she could have been Anne of the Thousand Weeks then she would have outlived Henry. Something to think about I guess, not much we can do ab out it now.

A shame that Genevieve did not do as comparatively much after this. I remember that she was in the disaster movie "Earthquake" in the 70s, but that is all.

Bujold the best Anne Boleyn until Claire Foy in “ Wolf Hall”… both actresses give superlative but quite different interpretations of the doomed Queen.

I'm glad to see another fan of this wonderful movie! Thank you for posting your review.

I enjoyed your analysis. In my opinion, as far as "great films" go, this one is pretty mediocre, but Bujold's performance was very good, and I think Burton did convey an agonising lust for Anne in many scenes. I have not screened this entire film for many years, now, but I will always recall one outstanding scene between Henry and Anne. I do not recall any of the content of their conversation, but I recall they were standing at opposite ends of the room talking. Henry ached so badly for her, but she had very little if any interest in him. As he spoke to her, his eyes, his expressions, his fabulous voice, and overall presence literally made love to her without ever touching her or even moving toward her. I do not recall ever seeing another actor do this or at least not nearly as well as Burton. Your comment that an all consuming, burning desire for Anne was not believable made me chuckle. I do not know if this is true or not, but I read that Elizabeth Taylor was sitting with the director behind the camera on all these scenes. She was very jealous of Burton and felt he would have an affair with Bujold, and if other things I have read are correct, he did have a fling with Bujold. In any case, Elizabeth's presence during the filming of such scenes surely had some effect on Burton's performance. Also, consider that Burton's health was already in serious decline at this point, and his marriage to Taylor was also in trouble. I am a huge Richard Burton fan, and I am the first to admit that the majority of his Hollywood films were rubbish overall, but his performances were nonetheless more than good, and in a few films they were truly outstanding, e.g. Beckett. In other films, no matter how good his performance, it could not raise the film to even mediocre status, e.g. Trotsky, which was arguably a top contender for the worst film of all time. He was working purely for the money by this time, and his health was in such serious decline that most other people would have already been dead by then. I believe by his own account he was drinking 2 to 3 fifth size bottles of hard liquor per day by then. At one point, he was in hospital and doctor told him to either stop drinking immediately, or die within two weeks. Many actors have been nominated as the best actor of the 20th century, but I honestly believe that honour goes to Richard Burton. I can only imagine what he could have given us if not for his alcoholism and his decision to come to Hollywood to work, and perhaps worst of all, his decision to marry Taylor. If Prince Charles and Princess Diana's marriage was a disaster of biblical proportions for various reasons which I need not enumerate herein, I think the same argument can be made for Burton and Taylor.

R.I.P Anne Boleyn Why Did You Die We Need A Queen Like You

Irene Papas físicamente no tiene nada de Catalina de Aragón. ¿Quién hizo el reparto?

Truly the best Anne Boleyn!

The best protreyal ever, that stands still now

Beautifully done ✔ 👏 Thank you

Has the narrator read the comments? He's disagreed with a thousand times!

It's a brilliant film.

I'm sorry but I think you didn't understand this film at all.

you voice is way too loud and the rest of the sound too low.

"I'm obsessed"? Grow up.

She is the best Anne Boleyn in looks and her voice. It’s just a pity the film was so bad. The script could have been written by a ten year old (‘well, I got it in the face that time’ or ‘I’ve sent her to Northumberland since we don’t own Scotland’ even worse ‘I’m so in love with you my darling heart’) Richard Burton was a terrible choice as Henry V111 and he looks uncomfortable in the role. The costumes were pretty accurate and they were beautiful. The execution scene was rushed and very underwhelming. Where was Anne’s speech and her ladies on the scaffold. As for Henry visiting her in the Tower...........no way would he go anywhere near a condemned prisoner. Awful.

I think king henry the viii is a jerk

I haven't watched the entire movie. Just going by what I've seen so far, I don't like Genevieve's playing of Anne Boleyn. Her performance doesn't look genuine. Her angered scenes seem forced, and phony. She almost sounds as if she is reading right from the script. But Burton on the other hand I like. This shows Henry's human side, that other movies and television actors portrayals of him fail to capture. Though something tells me, it's on purpose to constantly show Henry as a monster. All of us have a softer side, even if we don't like for others to see it...