The duchess [videorecording] / Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films presents in association with Pathé Renn Productions and BIM Distribuzione ; Qwerty Films ; Magnolia Mae Films ; produced by Michael Kuhn, Gabrielle Tana ; screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen and Saul Dibb ; directed by Saul Dibb.
Other Titles: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008.
Description: 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject: Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer Cavendish, Duchess of, 1757-1806 Drama.
Married women England Drama.
Adultery England Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) England Drama.
Scandals England Drama.
Mujeres casadas Inglaterra Teatro. bidex
Adulterio Inglaterra Teatro. bidex
Feature films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Credits: Director of photography, Gyula Pados ; editor, Masahiro Hirakubo ; music, Rachel Portman.
Performers: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper.
Target Audience: MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content, brief nudity and thematic material.
Notes: English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Based on the book "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire" by Amanda Foreman.
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Special features: Featurettes.
Summary: 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 marrital 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.
