The Duchess

2008

Action / Biography / Drama / History / Romance / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 63% · 171 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 87112 87.1K

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Plot summary

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.


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December 14, 2012 at 09:23 PM

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Top cast

Hayley Atwell as Bess Foster
Keira Knightley as Georgiana
Ralph Fiennes as The Duke
Charlotte Rampling as Lady Spencer
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jboothmillard 5 / 10

The Duchess

I think this is one of the only costume dramas I wanted to see purely for the costumes, well, and the leading actress, from director Saul Dibb (Bullet Boy). Set in the 18th Century, this sees Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightley), an ancestor to Princess Diana, marrying The Duke of Devonshire (Golden Globe nominated Ralph Fiennes) at age 17 to become The Duchess. Adored by the public, the same can't be said about The Duke, who it seems is more interested in having a son that much else, and after two daughters, he feels Georgiana may be unreliable. She meanwhile befriends Bess Foster (Hayley Atwell), who later is found to be a woman that the Duke is betraying her with, but he is insistent that she lives with them, so uncomfortably, they do, even when Georgiana does produce a son. So with the pressure of an unfaithful husband, Georgiana creates public scrutiny, and falls in love with young rising politician Charles Grey (Dominic Cooper). The Duke however is not allowing the affair to continue, even with his own liaison with Lady Bess, and he threatens to take her children away if it continues. So the film ends with Georgiana having her last conversation with Charles, he announces his engagement, but at least she lives happily with the children, and it says in the final text that the Duke married Bess with the blessing of Georgiana. Also starring Charlotte Rampling as Lady Spencer, Simon McBurney as Charles James Fox and Aidan McArdle as Richard Sheridan. Knightley does well as the dignified Duchess, Fiennes may be slightly pantomime villain in his performance, but he still has his moments, and even with not much to recommend, this is not a bad story. It won the Oscar for Best Costume Design, and it was nominated for Best Art Direction, and it won the BAFTA for Best Costume Design, and it was nominated for Best Make Up & Hair. Worth watching!

Reviewed by kosmasp 7 / 10

Queen Keira

Although another movie with Keira Knightley and Donald Sutherland, which was a period piece, was something I didn't like that much. Especially because I thought that the only saving grace of the movie was Donald S., with Keira not being up to the (acting) challenge. Well this movie proves me wrong (to myself).

Keira is really great in this movie. She pulls off her role quite well. And it doesn't even matter who her screen-"partner" is, she is always on top of her game. The story is told quite nicely and even the bit players are great. If you are into period dramas, you will love this anyway, but even for people who haven't watched that many, are going to have an eventful watch. As an extra bonus (if you want to call it that), the movie is based on real events.

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 8 / 10

Knightley terrific

It's 1774 England. Georgiana (Keira Knightley) is arranged by her mother Lady Spencer (Charlotte Rampling) to marry the older Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish (Ralph Fiennes). She is eager for high society but finds him personally cold. He brings in a girl who is probably his bastard child. He is bitter that Georgiana delivers him a girl. She becomes a popular figure. She befriends Lady Bess Foster (Hayley Atwell) who is desperate to get back her children from her abusive husband. The Duke starts an affair with Bess in a long line of many mistresses and he is able to get her back her children. Georgiana starts her own affair with Charles Grey (Dominic Cooper).

This is a solid costume drama anchored by a powerful performance from Knightley. The other cast members also deliver led by Fiennes. He is a layered villain and a real human being. Atwell is also great as her character is caught up in an impossible situation. This is a slow deliberate burn. The beauty of the costumes hide an ugliness underneath it all.

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