Genevieve Bujold received her first Oscar nomination for playing Anne Boleyn in Anne Of The Thousand Days. Anne is seduced by King Henry Vlll (Richard Burton) and at first is unwilling to marry him. But eventually , she falls in love with him and marries him. But after she gives birth to a daughter, their relationship begins to go downhill and terrible things are to come.
Bujold is just brilliant in this movie. She is very theatrical in the beginning, but it works, and Bujold is totally convincing. She nails Anne's manipulative behavior and her hatred of the king. She brilliantly takes her characters transformation from a young woman to a strong, vengeful queen and it's mesmerizing to watch. She and Burton might not be O'Toole and Hepburn in The Lion In Winter, but they work extremely well together, showing their love and hatred of each other. The true highlights of her performance are at the end when everything starts to unravel and Bujold is a force to behold. So, a powerful, outstanding performance which really surprised me which gets
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Wow, surprised she got such a high rating.
Yes, I know! I know you thought she was one-note, but what did you think of Burton?
I think Burton was practically on the same level.
I thought he was great! Although I'd give him a four. I hope you like Bujold more when you do 69. Hopefully soon......... BTW, can you do Faye next on your blog?
Well, I was going to do Anne's, but sure!
Oh, thanks! I'm looking forward to your thoughts on all of them. I hope Anne wins! What year will you do after 1967?
Haven't decided yet :)
Nice Write up. I am interested in seeing Burton's performance myself.
Thanks! And I think he's excellent, although it's not much of a challenge for him really,n but still great!
What did you think of Anthony Quayle?
I had to look up who he played because I didn't know, lol. But I guess he was fine, but didn't really deserve a nomination.
I haven't seen this in ages! I think she was good, but Fonda gets the honors here.
What did you think of the other nominees?
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