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Production design (Michael Carlin), art direction (Karen Wakefield), set decoration (Rebecca Alleway) and cinematography (Gyula Pados) are superb and Oscar-nomination worthy. The techs are what make "The Duchess" a most watchable film. Unfortunately. the screenplay is where it falls weak. This is definitely aimed at the mature femme audience.
Feb 20, 2019 · *** Read my interview with The Duchess’s Oscar-winning costume designer Michael O’Connor *** Freedom is an absolute, the just-married Georgiana tells Whig politician Charles Fox in the 1770s, when it turns out that his progressive ideas to share power and wealth more equally among Britain’s citizens only really work for him if some are more equal than others.
- 2008
- Saul Dibb
- Drama | Historical | True Story
Jul 7, 2020 · A handsome if somewhat slight period drama based on the life of Georgiana Cavendish, the Duchess of Devonshire and the great-great-great-great aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales. A young vibrant beauty lands what looks like a dazzling match, and becomes a celebrated and loved figure as well as a fashion icon, while trapped in a…
The Duchess Review. 18th century England. Soon after marrying the Duke of Devonshire (Fiennes), 19 year-old Georgiana (Knightley) finds herself the darling of London society. Behind the glamour ...
Georgiana, played by Keira Knightley. Extract from the book Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman. Georgiana, played by Keira Knightley‘I know was handsome …. and have always been fashionable, but I do assure you,’ Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, wrote to her daughter at the end of her life, ‘our negligence and ommissions have been forgiven and we have been loved, more ...
Amanda Foreman is the author of the prize-winning best sellers, ‘Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire', and 'A World on Fire: A Epic History of Two Nations Divided'. In 2016, Foreman served as chair of The Man Booker Prize. That same year, her BBC documentary series, 'The Ascent of Woman', was released.
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Oct 9, 2008 · Title: The Duchess The film chronicles the public life of Georgiana, The Duchess of Devonshire (Keira Knightley) from her ill-suited wedding to the Duke (Ralph Fiennes), through her life in high society, her role as wife and mother, and her struggle with finding love.