The Duchess
Synopsis
Like Princess Diana, her direct descendent, Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire was beautiful, glamorous and adored by the public. But while her beauty and charisma made her a household name, one thing always seemed to escape her: love.
Beneath Georgiana's glamorous façade lay an intelligent, vulnerable woman stranded in a loveless marriage to the Duke, one of the richest men in England. Frustrated by the limitations imposed on her by virtue of her sex and her class, she rebelled, entering into an intense
relationship with the beautiful Lady Foster, thereby setting up a complex ménage a trois with the Duke. Georgiana's rebellion extended to the
public sphere where she tore down the conventions, becoming a
political campaigner for the liberal party. In so doing she fell for Earl Grey, the future Prime Minister, finally discovering the meaning of true love. But could true love survive the strictures of the Duke, of Bess and of Society - the pressures of marriage and motherhood, of friendship and loyalty, of class and celebrity?
What followed was tragic, but Georgiana's unquenchable spirit sustained her and, unlike Diana, she ultimately found peace.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 150 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
- Saul Dibb
- Producer
- Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Amanda Foreman, Christine Langan, David M Thompson, Francois Ivrnel, Cameron McCracken
- Co-Producer
- Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Amanda Foreman, Christine Langan, David M Thompson, Francois Ivrnel, Cameron McCracken
- Editor
- Masahiro Hirakubo
- Screenwriter
- Jeffrey Hatcher, Anders Thomas Jensen, Saul Dibb
- Director of Photography
- Gyula Pados
- Production Designer
- Michael Carlin
- Music
- Rachel Portman
- Principal Cast
- Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 9th December 2008
