The Duchess (DVD)

== THE DUCHESS == === Directed by Saul Dibb === This is a wonderful period drama, that is adapted from Amanda Foreman's biography Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, that tells of the romantic entanglements of Georgiana Cavendish, a beautiful and clever woman who becomes a celebrity of British high society when she marries the Duke of Devonshire and becomes consort to one of the most powerful men in England. I have not actually read the book so I ...
...film. === THE PLOT === Georgina Spencer (Keira Knightley) was born and grew up in Althorp, a beautiful young woman from a high class family (is this sounding somewhat familiar?) She became the Duchess of Devonshire at the tender age of 17, when she was married to the Duke of Devonshire in 1774. She was encouraged to accept the Duke's proposal by her mother, Lady Spencer (Charlotte Rampling) The idealistic teenage Georgina, expected to find love ...

oldchem 02.10.2009 (05.10.2009) · Read full review
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...was another boring night without the X Factor when I started looking to the many DVD's I had bought and was deciphering which I really felt in the mood for. I have been watching a lot of different genre's lately but classic British period drama seemed to be something I didn't mind watching. The film I had picked up was The Duchess, I wasn't sure if this was going to be good or going to bore me but there was only one way to find out. The Duchess is ...
...set in the end of the 18th century; it centres around the life of Georgiana Cavendish (Keira Knightley). At a very young age she was married to the Duke of Devonshire (Ralph Fiennes) who is not the most faithful of men and whom really wants a son and will not give up until he gets someone to continue on the family title. It shows us Georgiana's tragic tale of being married to someone that she does not love and has never truly experienced this feeling. ...

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...and popular socialite. Even before the suffragette movement, Georgiana was actively involved in politics for the Whigs. She had four biological children - 2 girls and a boy with her husband, and an illegitamte daughter with her lover. 17 year old socialite Georgiana Spencer marries a much older man, the Duke of Devonshire. Known to her friends as "G", she is initially excited about the match. However, from the onset the marriage is an unhappy one ...
...pair. The Duke even prefers his dogs and urges G to "give her an heir". We feel G's pain as the Duke is openly unfaithful to her, even bringing his illegitimate daughter to come and live with her "for practise at being a mother." Georgina has to endure to double humiliation of her best friend having an affair with her husband, and facing them both at the dinner table. However, when she wants to be with Charles Grey, a future Prime Minister whom she ...

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The 18th century style film explores the marital life of Georgiana (Keira Knightly). At a young age Georgiana's mother arranges her marriage to the Duke of Devonshire. Georgiana is originally over the moon at the prospect of becoming a Duchess. However, she soon realises the title comes at a price. The Duke (Ralph Fiennes) pays all his attention to his dogs and only seems to care for Georgiana as the bearer of his potential heir. He ladens Geogiana ...
...marriage, but Georgiana takes the child with open arms and treats her as her own. She then goes on to have two more healthy girls. But the Duke is so obsessed at the thought of a son, he displays little happiness for his 3 daughters. On top of his lack of affection and attention toward Georgiana, he persists to sleep with other women, yet she holds no grudge. However, Georgiana becomes distraught upon the discovery the Duke is sleeping with her best ...

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...film that I watched on the aeroplane to America and this was another film that kept away the boredom on the long flight. This is not a film that I would have chosen to watch and I am glad that it was on the flight. It is 1 hour and 45 minutes of genius. Like all film that I have seen with Kiera Knightly in it I was once again not disappointed with her performance she played her part really well and I thing that she has found her place in period ...
...character really well. The Duchess is a film about Georginia Cavendish a lady who was trapped within a loveless marriage to a very rich man. Kiera Knightley plays the Duchess and Ralph Fiennes plays her husband the Duke of Devonshire. Georginia is a lovely lady who is loved by all, but what the public do not see is her heart ache is a loveless marriage as she cannot bear a son for her husband to be heir to the throne and to carry on the family name, ...

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