The Duchess (2008)
- Directed by
- Saul Dibb
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, romance film
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, Italy, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1,822 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows Georgiana Cavendish, the Duchess of Devonshire, in late 18th century England. She navigates a stifling marriage and a society that limits women's choices while seeking love and influence.
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What happens
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. She was a distant relation of Diana, Princess of Wales, from whom the quote "There were three people in her marriage" on the promotional poster comes from. The Duchess was the older sister of Lady Diana's great-great-great-grandfather, George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer. The Duchess was released on 5 September 2008 in the United Kingdom. The film received generally positive reviews from critics. It won the Best Costume Design and was nominated for Best Art Direction at the 81st Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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