Lady Jane
starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes, John Wood, Michael Hordern, Jill Bennett
directed by: Trevor Nunn
directed by: Trevor Nunn
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Teen-age lady jane grey rules england briefly with lusty lord dudley in the royal confusion of 1553.Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 12/30/2003Starring: Helena Bonham Carter John WoodRun time: 142 minutesRating: Pg13Director: Trevor Nunn
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"I foresee a glittering future for your daughter," the conspiratorial Duke of Northumberland insidiously whispers to the mother of Lady Jane Grey, the woman who would be England's queen, albeit for only nine days. The same could be said for Helena Bonham Carter, who, in her screen debut, carries this historical drama with aplomb. Jane, a principled and precocious 15-year-old (she reads Plato in Greek) was a pawn in a plot to maintain Protestant rule in the wake of young King Edward's death. A dashing Cary Elwes, anticipating his swashbuckling role in The Princess Bride, costars as Northumberland's feckless, wastrel son, Guilford, whose arranged marriage to Jane unexpectedly blossoms into love and rebellion. Anglophiles will bask in this impeccably mounted production (featuring Patrick Stewart as Jane's bullying father), but swooning teens, too, may embrace these young lovers as did the youths who made Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 Romeo & Juliet a box-office smash in its day. --Donald Liebenson
Teen-age lady jane grey rules england briefly with lusty lord dudley in the royal confusion of 1553.Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 12/30/2003Starring: Helena Bonham Carter John WoodRun time: 142 minutesRating: Pg13Director: Trevor Nunn
Amazon.com essential video:
"I foresee a glittering future for your daughter," the conspiratorial Duke of Northumberland insidiously whispers to the mother of Lady Jane Grey, the woman who would be England's queen, albeit for only nine days. The same could be said for Helena Bonham Carter, who, in her screen debut, carries this historical drama with aplomb. Jane, a principled and precocious 15-year-old (she reads Plato in Greek) was a pawn in a plot to maintain Protestant rule in the wake of young King Edward's death. A dashing Cary Elwes, anticipating his swashbuckling role in The Princess Bride, costars as Northumberland's feckless, wastrel son, Guilford, whose arranged marriage to Jane unexpectedly blossoms into love and rebellion. Anglophiles will bask in this impeccably mounted production (featuring Patrick Stewart as Jane's bullying father), but swooning teens, too, may embrace these young lovers as did the youths who made Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 Romeo & Juliet a box-office smash in its day. --Donald Liebenson
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Average Rating:
Rating: - Lady Jane
Lady Jane, aside from the touching love story which no historian could realistically capture, appeared to be an accurate account of the girl who was manipulated into becoming one of the queens of England.It was well acted and entertaining and free from the usual phoniness of the movie industry.
Rating: 
- Twisted history
After having read the book "Innocent Traitor", I was very disappointed that the filmmakers of "Lady Jane" twisted the truth into an impossible love story. It makes for a great fairytale, but not for great history. The acting, costumes, scenery, etc. were all wonderful, but the film could of been perfect had they stuck to the truth. If one is going to alter the historical account, then one should also change the names of the characters and quit pretending to tell the truth.
Rating: - Idealism and Love are the Earmarks of Lady Jane
If you love period pieces with a historical bent, this movie is for you.
Helena Bonham Carter plays Lady Jane who, through some bizarre
machinations, ends up as Queen of England.She is 16 years old,
very idealistic and much in love with her husband.Together, she
and her husband decide to free everyone in jail, give all the royal
land back to the peasants, discard the royal wardrobe and give it
to the poor. Naturally, with a court of old men trying to control ... Read More
Rating: - A Great Movie with Some Historical Innaccuracies
"Lady Jane" tells the story of one of British histories tragic figures, Lady Jane Grey, who was forced onto the throne by her manipulative parents and the father of her husband John Dudley.Lady Jane was only queen of England for 9 days, but her story was a good one.The movie takes some liberties with the love of Jane and Guildford Dudley, but it does capture Jane's will and her faith, as well as her strength in the face of death.
Great performances are given by young Helena Bonham ... Read More
Rating: 
- Birthright and power after Hentry VIII's death
Well, we all more or less know the story of Henry VIII and his reign.Most of it is attributed to his many wives and his effort to separate England from the Catholic Church.But once King (Henry VIII and his son Edward) died, court had to deal with counry that is divided by church, religion and potential fight on who will inherit the throne.Lady Jane was Henry's nice, daughter of his siter Frances.Young and well educated, she is an idealist who is being used for political purposes by the court ... Read More
- Lady JaneLady Jane, aside from the touching love story which no historian could realistically capture, appeared to be an accurate account of the girl who was manipulated into becoming one of the queens of England.It was well acted and entertaining and free from the usual phoniness of the movie industry.
- Twisted historyAfter having read the book "Innocent Traitor", I was very disappointed that the filmmakers of "Lady Jane" twisted the truth into an impossible love story. It makes for a great fairytale, but not for great history. The acting, costumes, scenery, etc. were all wonderful, but the film could of been perfect had they stuck to the truth. If one is going to alter the historical account, then one should also change the names of the characters and quit pretending to tell the truth.
- Idealism and Love are the Earmarks of Lady JaneIf you love period pieces with a historical bent, this movie is for you.
Helena Bonham Carter plays Lady Jane who, through some bizarre
machinations, ends up as Queen of England.She is 16 years old,
very idealistic and much in love with her husband.Together, she
and her husband decide to free everyone in jail, give all the royal
land back to the peasants, discard the royal wardrobe and give it
to the poor. Naturally, with a court of old men trying to control ... Read More
- A Great Movie with Some Historical Innaccuracies "Lady Jane" tells the story of one of British histories tragic figures, Lady Jane Grey, who was forced onto the throne by her manipulative parents and the father of her husband John Dudley.Lady Jane was only queen of England for 9 days, but her story was a good one.The movie takes some liberties with the love of Jane and Guildford Dudley, but it does capture Jane's will and her faith, as well as her strength in the face of death.
Great performances are given by young Helena Bonham ... Read More
- Birthright and power after Hentry VIII's deathWell, we all more or less know the story of Henry VIII and his reign.Most of it is attributed to his many wives and his effort to separate England from the Catholic Church.But once King (Henry VIII and his son Edward) died, court had to deal with counry that is divided by church, religion and potential fight on who will inherit the throne.Lady Jane was Henry's nice, daughter of his siter Frances.Young and well educated, she is an idealist who is being used for political purposes by the court ... Read More
