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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Saul Dibb |
| Stars: |
Ralph Fiennes |
| Actors: |
Dominic Cooper |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Period Piece · Historical · Love Triangles · Drama · Theatrical Release |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Checkpoint |
| UPC: |
097363531920 |
| Release Date: |
2008 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Checkpoint
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (December 28, 2008)
UPC: 097363531920 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Jeffrey Hatcher |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/26/2008, p.64-65, Lisa Schwarzbaum): "[Fiennes] develops a beautiful, wordless vocabulary of hurt, frustration, sadism, lust...and unanalyzed pain for his Duke....The actor creates particulars of time, space, class, and personality with one crook of a finger, one twist of a wrist." -- Grade: B |
| More Information |
| Details: |
After PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and ATONEMENT, Keira Knightley continues her reign as the queen of the period film with this 18th-century costume drama. The corset-clad actress stars as Georgiana Spenser, the Duchess of Devonshire. With her marriage to the duke (Ralph Fiennes), Georgiana achieves an impressive level of fame as Britons follow both her clothing style and her political advice. But even celebrity and wealth can't act as a salve in her marriage to the boring, boorish duke. When he begins to flaunt his affairs, Georgiana is tempted to return to a teenage crush, Charles Grey (Dominic Cooper of THE HISTORY BOYS), to the anger of her husband and her mother (Charlotte Rampling, SWIMMING POOL). <br> <br> Fiennes's portrayal of the duke ranks roughly with his Lord Voldemort on a scale of beastly behavior, but the acclaimed actor manages to give him a level of humanity that far surpasses what he deserves. THE DUCHESS focuses on the lack of power possessed by Georgiana and, in fact, all women of her time, ... |
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