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The Duchess (film) The Duchess. (film) 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.
Sep 7, 2024 · Unveiling Historical Truths. Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire, was a remarkable figure in 18th-century English society. Born in 1757, she married William Cavendish, the 5th Duke of Devonshire, at the age of 17. Georgiana's life was far more complex and multifaceted than the portrayal in the 2008 film "The Duchess."
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 ...
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
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The Duchess of Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightley), was a direct ancestor to Princess Diana. And, like the People's Princess, was glamorous and adored by the common hoard...
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On June 6, 1774, one day shy of her 18th birthday, Georgiana Spencer married William Cavendish, the 5th Duke of Devonshire. Based on Amanda Foreman’s biography, The Duchess recounts Georgiana’s story, a dramatic but tragic tale of one woman’s public adulation and searing private pain. A flicker of promise gets things going as Georgiana ...
