May 19, 2023akirakato rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Told from Thomas Cromwell's perspective, this drama shows the demise of Ann Boleyn through deadly political intrigues. Nicely crafted with superb performances of the major actors.
Mar 05, 2023crimesagainstliterature rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Fascinating drama from beginning to end. Every silence was as interesting as every bit of dialogue. Stunning set decoration and costume. The 6 episodes offer the viewer a total immersion into Thomas Cromwell's world. His story is…
Jan 30, 2023EvanSchoenfeld rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
When it came over the historiological horizon that Thomas More cruelly persecuted Protestants, it also became manifest that his nemesis Thomas Cromwell, usually depicted as villainous, could be shown as a sympathetic figure. ‘Wolf Hall’…
Oct 31, 2022Eagle_dancer rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I didn't know much about Thomas Cromwell. I learned quite a lot from this series. The lead actor didn't act much ??. Mostly just solemn looks. Good portrayal of the time, Henry the 8th, Anne Bolyn. Henry the 8th had a leg infection,…
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Nov 13, 2021
Great portrayal of Mantel's updated Thomas Cromwell by Mark Rylance (former director of The Globe in London, I believe). It prompted me to read the book "Wolf Hall". Hilary Mantel is an outstanding writer who can take liberties but likely…
Mar 04, 2021GroundSuppression rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Sustained morbid depressed speech over how many episodes, each indistinguishable from the next, smothered in a blanket of gloom. The center of the english psyche, compensated by a candy coating of racism.
If you like period pieces, this movie is for you. Light sources throughout the movie is traditional candle light. Realism throughout the movie from attitudes, family and scenery. Watch the movie a second time to capture even more details…
May 13, 2020ninanna rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I join the praises expressed in the previous reviews. I just wanted to add that, while the catalogue has only the DVD version of this outstanding miniseries, it is also readily available for library users on the Alexander Street database,…
Feb 19, 2020unicorn1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This miniseries is very dark, both in the dim, candle-lit interiors where a lot of the dialogue takes place and in the dog-eat-dog atmosphere of the complex relationships at Henry VIII's court. It's one big dysfunctional family with an…
Jul 16, 2019jreard rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Now that another viewer mentioned it....the film was dark in more ways than one. It explains Henry the VIII fixation with having a son. He was not really the monster he's been made out to be, but a man desperate to provide a leader for his…
Nov 20, 2017Palomino rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If you think the books are boring, wait until you watch the TV show! Stick with it, it gets better. By episode 3 our dry black hero completely won me over. Instant rewatch, and I had to Google who the actor is, but apparently I'm not the…
I give this a 4 1/2 stars. I have always hated Thomas Cromwell because I thought of him as an evil, opportunist slug. One day, a few years back, I kept going to my neighborhood library and I kept seeing this book on the "New Books"…
Oct 16, 2016chloecat rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Historically accurate, an awful lot of characters to keep straight, sometimes miss out on accents........but, Mark Rylance is absolutely mesmerizing as Cromwell, so watch if only for his performance!!
May 12, 2016RainbowRabbit rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
While set in history, this is a morality tale. Cromwell is an everyman, not particular good, but not particularly bad, at the beginning of the tale; he is a practical man, a banker. He is hired and mentored by Cardinal Wolsey, but sees his…
An intelligent, and unusual look at Cromwell's life during the reign of King Henry VIII. Loved this series - the acting superb, costumes, settings, all first-rate.
Can't get enough of the story!
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