THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL
Written by
Peter Morgan
Based on the novel by
Philippa Gregory
FEBRUARY 2006
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EXT. FIELD - DAY
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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 head
skimming along the sheaves.REVERSE ANGLE TO REVEAL: the children are being watched by their
parents, (SIR THOMAS and LADY ELIZABETH BOLEYN).SIR THOMAS