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The Duchess (2008)
6.9
Ratings: 6.9/10 from 28,270 users
Metascore:
62/100
Reviews: 119 user | 183 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. Director:Saul Dibb |
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Cast
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| Keira Knightley | ... | ||
| Ralph Fiennes | ... | ||
| Charlotte Rampling | ... | ||
| Dominic Cooper | ... | ||
| Hayley Atwell | ... | ||
| Simon McBurney | ... | ||
| Aidan McArdle | ... | ||
| John Shrapnel | ... | ||
| Alistair Petrie | ... | ||
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Michael Medwin | ... |
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Richard McCabe | ... | |
| Calvin Dean | ... |
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Hannah Stokely | ... |
Devonshire House Maid
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Storyline
Georgiana Spencer became Duchess of Devonshire on her marriage to the Duke in 1774, at the height of the Georgian period, a period of fashion, decadence, and political change. Spirited and adored by the public at large she quickly found her marriage to be a disappointment, defined by her duty to produce a male heir and the Duke's philandering and callous indifference to her. She befriends Lady Bess but finds she is once again betrayed by her husband who wields his power with the three eventually living uncomfortably together. Against this background, and with the pressures of an unfaithful husband, strict social pressures and constant public scrutiny, Georgiana falls passionately in love with Charles Grey, a rising young Whig politician. However, despite his ongoing liaison with Lady Bess, the Duke refuses to allow her to continue the affair and threatens to take her children from her. Written by johnno.r[at]xtra.co.nz
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The scandal that shocked a nation. The courage that defined a woman. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, brief nudity and thematic material (cut) See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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La duchessa See more »Box Office
Budget:
£13,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,402,200 (UK) (7 September 2008) (426 Screens)Gross:
$43,306,325 (Worldwide) (20 September 2009)Company Credits
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Trivia
This is the second period film starring Keira Knightley that opens with the view of her walking across grass carrying something. In Pride & Prejudice, she is walking across grass carrying a book. In this movie, she is carrying a hat with names for runners in a race. See more »Goofs
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the last scene with the kids running around the fountain. Fountains have been created for hundreds of years running on gravity, not electricity. For example, the Trevi fountain in Rome was completed in 1762, and the Emperor Fountain at Chatsworth was completed by Joseph Paxton in 1844. See more »
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