Keira Knightley
Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire
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The Duchess is a 2008 historical drama film directed by Saul Dibb, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jeffrey Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen, based on the 1998 book Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman, about the late 18th-century English aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire.
- $43.3 million
- Rachel Portman
- £13.5 million
- Gabrielle Tana, Michael Kuhn
Oct 10, 2008 · A film based on the life of Georgiana Spencer, the 18th-century aristocrat who was the Duchess of Devonshire. She faced a loveless marriage, political intrigues, and a passionate affair with Charles Grey, a rising Whig politician.
- (86K)
- Biography, Drama, History
- Saul Dibb
- 2008-10-10
A biographical film about Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, a 18th-century aristocrat who was a fashion icon, a political activist, and a neglected wife. The film depicts her marriage, affairs, friendships, and struggles with her husband and society in the Georgian period.
Sep 25, 2008 · "The Duchess" is a handsome historical film, impeccably mounted, gowned, wigged and feathered, where a husband and wife spend hours being dressed in order to appear at dinner to argue about whether the mutton is off.
Sep 19, 2008 · While The Duchess treads the now-familiar terrain of the corset-ripper, the costumes look great and Keira Knightley's performance is stellar in this subtly feminist, period drama. Read Critics...
- (4.5K)
- Saul Dibb
- PG-13
- Keira Knightley
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Sep 19, 2008 · The Duchess is a 2008 historical drama film based on the life of Georgiana Spencer, the original "It Girl" of the 18th century. The film stars Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper and Hayley Atwell, and explores the challenges and scandals of being a noblewoman in a patriarchal society.
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. LEARN MORE.
