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The Duchess [2008 film] (2008)

by Saul Dibb (Director/Screenwriter), Jeffrey Hatcher (Screenwriter)

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Chronicles the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. She was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. She was a vibrant beauty and celebrity of her time. Georgiana is trapped in an unhappy marital triangle with her husband and his live-in mistress. She falls passionately in love with Earl Grey, an ambitious young politician, and the affair causes a bitter conflict with her husband and threatens to erupt into a scandal. Now she must face an agonizing choice between her hopeless but passionate love affair or her responsibilities as a duchess.… (more)
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Bekend verhaal, maar mooi uitgevoerd dus fijn om naar te kijken. ( )
  EMS_24 | Oct 28, 2021 |
Da Georgiana Spencer giftet seg med Hertugen av Devonshire på slutten av 1700-tallets England, trodde hun at hun inngikk et ekteskap som skulle bli varmt og fortrolig. Hvor feil hun dessverre skulle ta ... Hertugen har helt bestemte oppfatninger av ekteskapet og i særdeleshet av hvor mye han er villig å gi av seg selv i dette arrangementet. Han er og blir en kald mann som utelukkende er opptatt av å få en arving. Varmen akter han å finne andre steder.

Georgiana fortæres av ensomhet og lengsel etter kjærlighet i sitt kalde ekteskap. Et ekteskap som blir enda kaldere etter hvert som det viser seg vanskelig for henne å bære frem en sønn. På tross av den tragedie hennes ekteskap viste seg å bli, ble hun likevel en innflytelsesrik kvinne i sin samtid. Hun vanket med landets aristokrati, ble et moteikon og var dessuten kjent for sin appetitt på gambling.

Men det er da ektemannen helt åpenlyst tar Georgianas beste venninne til elskerinne og ydmyker sin kone ved å ha venninnen boende på slottet at Georgiana for alvor holder på å gå i frø. Trekantdramaet dem i mellom utvikler seg til å bli en maktkamp hun ikke har noen mulighet for å slippe fra. For å overleve innleder hun et forhold med Jarl Grey - bare for å oppdage at det er andre regler for henne som kvinne enn for ektemannen. Det er han og han alene som bestemmer hva som sømmer seg og hva som er tillatt.

Keira Knightley og Ralph Fiennes rollertolkninger i denne filmen er intet mindre enn mesterlige. Spesielt imponerte Ralph Fiennes som en humørløs, gretten hertug av det erkeengelske slaget. Dette er virkelig en må-se-film! ( )
  Rose-Marie | Oct 1, 2009 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Dibb, SaulDirector/Screenwriterprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hatcher, JeffreyScreenwritermain authorall editionsconfirmed
Atwell, Hayleysecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Cooper, Dominicsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Fiennes, Ralphsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Foreman, AmandaOriginal booksecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Knightley, Keirasecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kuhn, MichaelProducersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Portman, RachelComposersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rampling, Charlottesecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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