Bernard and Doris (2007)

Directed by

Bob Balaban

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rated

12

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 99 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A semi-fictionalized look at the late-in-life bond between tobacco heiress Doris Duke and her butler Bernard Lafferty. The film follows their unusual and complicated relationship as he becomes her caretaker and confidant.

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What happens

Bernard and Doris is a 2006 film directed by Bob Balaban. The teleplay by Hugh Costello is a semi-fictionalized account of the relationship that developed between socialite heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke and her self-destructive Irish butler Bernard Lafferty later in her life. The film premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 17, 2007 and was broadcast by HBO on February 9, 2008. It has been released on DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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