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The duchess [videorecording] / Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films present ; in association with Pathé Renn Production and BIM Distribuzione ; a Qwerty Films/Magnolia Mae Films production ; directed by Saul Dibb ; screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen and Saul Dibb ; produced by Gabrielle Tana, Michael Kuhn.

Atwell, Hayley, 1982- (actor.). Carlin, Michael, (production designer.). Cooper, Dominic, 1978- (actor.). Dibb, Saul, (screenwriter,, film director.). Fiennes, Ralph, (actor.). Foreman, Amanda, 1968- Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. (Added Author). Hatcher, Jeffrey, 1957- (screenwriter.). Hirakubo, Masahiro, (editor of moving image work.). Jensen, Anders Thomas, 1972- (screenwriter.). Knightley, Keira, 1985- (actor.). Kuhn, Michael, 1949- (film producer.). McBurney, Simon, (actor.). O'Connor, Michael, 1965- (costume designer.). Pados, Gyula, 1969- (cinematographer.). Portman, Rachel, (composer.). Rampling, Charlotte, 1946- (actor.). Tana, Gabrielle, (film producer.). BBC Films, (presenter.). BIM Distribuzione, (presenter.). Magnolia Mae Films (Firm), (production company.). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), (film publisher.). Paramount Vantage, (presenter.). Pathé Distribution Limited, (presenter.). Pathé Renn Production, (presenter.). Qwerty Films (Firm), (production company.). Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney. (Cast).

Summary:

Based on a true story it is, in its way, a horror story, this portrait of a dazzling young woman at the mercy of the misfortunes of love and the inequalities of the age in which she lived. Married off as an innocent 17-year-old to a much older man, his only interest in the match is her ability to produce a male heir. Installed within the gilded cage of marriage, she discovers he expresses more affection for his dogs than for her. When the first child is female, he takes a mistress and ignores her, until she finds true love--insisting on his lordly right to thwart her. Although she fights hard for her own piece of happiness, eventually, she has to make a choice many, many women will recognize.

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  • ISBN: 1415745889
  • ISBN: 9781415745885
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (109 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen
  • Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire" by Amanda Foreman.
Special features: How far she went--Making "The Duchess" ; Georgiana in her own words ; Costume diary.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Gyula Pados ; editor, Masahiro Hirakubo ; music by Rachel Portman ; production designer, Michael Carlin ; costume designer, Michael O'Connor.
Participant or Performer Note:
Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13, for sexual content, brief nudity and thematic material.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, NTSC, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, widescreen presentation.
Language Note:
In English, dubbed French or Spanish with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Winner, 2008 Academy Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design-Michael O'Connor.

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Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806 > Drama.
Foreman, Amanda, 1968- > Film adaptations.
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Married women > England > 18th century > Drama.
Nobility > Great Britain > 18th century > Drama.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > England > Drama.
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Feature films.
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