DVD

The duchess [videorecording] / Paramount Vantage, Path©Øe and BBC Films present in association with Path©Øe Renn Production and BIM Distribuzione ; Qwerty Films ; Magnolia Mae Films ; produced by Gabrielle Tana and Michael Kuhn ; screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen and Saul Dibb ; directed by Saul Dibb.

Tana, Gabrielle. (Added Author). Kuhn, Michael, 1949- (Added Author). Hatcher, Jeffrey, 1957- (Added Author). Jensen, Anders Thomas, 1972- (Added Author). Dibb, Saul. (Added Author). Knightley, Keira, 1985- (Added Author). Fiennes, Ralph. (Added Author). Rampling, Charlotte, 1946- (Added Author). Cooper, Dominic, 1978- (Added Author). Atwell, Hayley, 1982- (Added Author). McBurney, Simon. (Added Author). Portman, Rachel. (Added Author). Foreman, Amanda, 1968- Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. (Added Author). Paramount Vantage. (Added Author). Path©Øe Distribution Limited. (Added Author). BBC Films. (Added Author). Path©Øe Renn Production. (Added Author). BIM Distribuzione. (Added Author). Qwerty Films (Firm) (Added Author). Magnolia Mae Films (Firm) (Added Author). Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney. (Cast).

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 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.

Record details

ISBN: 1415745889
ISBN: 9781415745885
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen; enhanced for 16:9 TVs.
Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Based on the book "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire" by Amanda Foreman. Special features: How far she went-- making The Duchess; Georgiana in her own words; Costume diary. home use only local Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer Cavendish, Duchess of, 1757-1806 -- Drama.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Gyula Pados ; editor, Masahiro Hirakubo ; music, Rachel Portman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: 14A; for sexual violence, mature theme
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.