The Lady and the Duke (2001)

Original title

L'Anglaise et le Duc

Directed by

Éric Rohmer

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

France

Runtime

2h 09m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 39 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Scottish woman living in revolutionary France tries to protect an old friend, the Duke of Orleans, from the guillotine during the Reign of Terror. The story is based on her memoirs and shows the danger and moral dilemmas she faces.

contemplativetensesuspensefulintellectualvisually stylizedslow-burnausterethreatening

What happens

The Lady and the Duke (French: L'Anglaise et le Duc, lit. 'The Englishwoman and the Duke') is a 2001 historical, dystopian, and romantic drama film, set during the Reign of Terror. It was written and directed by French New Wave filmmaker Éric Rohmer, and adapted from the memoirs Ma vie sous la révolution (Journal of My Life During the French Revolution) by Grace Elliott. According to a description of the film in The Guardian, Rohmer's "customary verbal sparring and complex intellectual arguments are spiced by lavish sets, suspenseful plotting and the continuous threat of violence." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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