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The Duchess (2008)

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Starring:	Keira Knightley \| Ralph Fiennes \| Hayley Atwell \| Charlotte Rampling \| Dominic Cooper \| Simon McBurney \| Aidan McArdle \| Angus McEwan
Director:	Saul Dibb
Studio:	PATHE VIDEO
Run time:	110 mins
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Genres:	Audio Descriptive \| Drama
Languages:	English, English Audio Description
Released:	March 16, 2009

Like her direct descendent Princess Diana, Georgina Duchess of Devonshire was a glamorous royal, much loved by the public. While her attractiveness and charm afforded her popularity, the intelligent and vulnerable Duchess was trapped within a loveless marriage to one of the country's richest men. Rebelling against the establishment, Georgina became active campaigner for the liberal party and in turn, romantically involved with Earl Grey, leading her through tragedy, self-discovery and redemption.

Saul Dibb (BULLET BOY) directs an all star cast including Keira Knightley (as the Duchess), Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Ramplingm Dominic Cooper and Hayley Attway.

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Rating of 5 stars out of 5
Time Out

If youve seen the posters for The Duchess, youll know that they recall the marital woes of another Spencer,...

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159 out of 161 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 5.0 stars
superb..........................

williamsgwynfa from , 6th September, 2008

this dvd is superb. It stars Keira Knightley as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Ralph Fiennes as William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, Hayley Atwell as Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire and Charlotte Rampling as Lady Spencer. The film is set at the end of the eighteenth century, The Duchess is the story of the beautiful and, glamorous Georgiana Spencer, the most fascinating woman of the age. While her beauty and charisma made her name, her extravagant tastes and appetite for gambling and love made her infamous. Married young to the older, distant Duke of Devonshire, the confidant of ministers and princes, Georgiana became a fashion icon, a doting mother, a shrewd political operator and darling of the common people. But at the core of her story is a desperate search for love. From Georgiana’s passionate and doomed affair with Earl Grey to the complex ménage à trois with her husband and her best friend, Lady Bess Foster, The Duchess is a very contemporary tale of fame, notoriety and the search for love. Well worth watching.

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32 out of 33 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 2.0 stars
High on potential, low on delivery

A Customer from 2nd row from the back, Lincolnshire, 7th September, 2008

Gorgiana was reckoned to be a witty and intelligent woman but sadly none of that comes across because the scriptwriters obviously weren't up to witty and intelligent dialogue. There must be a fascinating political story in the relationship between the Duchess and prime minister to be Mr Fox. However, that doesn't feature either, the politics are glossed over and the relationship presented in banal terms. Can't blame the actors, they do their best but there just isn't much here to work with. OK if you like costume drama but this is a poor example of the genre.

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