The Duchess (2008)

6.7	Listal rating
6.9	IMDB rating

Directed by

Saul Dibb

Starring (View all)

Georgiana

The Duke

Lady Spencer

Charles Grey

Bess Foster

Charles Fox

Richard Sheridan

General Grey

Written by (View all)

Jeffrey Hatcher

(screenplay) and

Anders Thomas Jensen

(screenplay) and

The Duchess Trailers

Trailer

324 Views

Added 4 years ago

View all The Duchess videos

Cover art, photos and screenshots

4 votes

3 votes

2 votes

View all The Duchess pictures (27 more)

Lists

149 votes

It's a private emotion. (235 items)
list by AgentLexi

Published 2 years, 1 month ago

15 comments

106 votes

Breathtaking Costumes (37 items)
list by AliceInLove

Published 9 months, 2 weeks ago

20 comments

103 votes

My Top Movies (200 items)
list by AgentLexi

Published 3 years, 5 months ago

25 comments

103 votes

The Best Period Films You MUST Watch (76 items)
list by Leloi

Published 1 year, 10 months ago

29 comments

79 votes

Wedding Dresses in Movies (60 items)
list by Blue Pineapple

Published 1 year, 11 months ago

12 comments

View all The Duchess lists (68 more)

Reviews

You can't ask me to battle nature in my own heart.

3 years, 8 months ago at Sep 7 17:04

AgentLexi

7 votes

''You can't ask me to battle nature in my own heart.''

A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life.

Keira Knightley: Georgiana, The Duchess of Devonshire

Ralph Fiennes: Duke of Devonshire

The Duchess(2008) is based on Amanda Foreman'... read more

More for the eye than for the mind

3 years, 8 months ago at Sep 11 17:43

chavaleh

1 vote

Knightley's performance lacked in depth as, frankly, the whole film did.
It did not have something to say at all. In this, it was reminiscent of
Kirsten Dunst's 'Marie Antoinette'. Both women, however, do their reputation as 'empresses of Fashion' full justice. The costumes were actually the most interesting thing about the film. Waiting for Knightley's next appearance to see what s... read more

Review

2 years, 1 month ago at Mar 28 10:32

moviebuffgirl

1 vote

I love you in the way I understand love.

I'm a huge fan of epic and periodic movies, but this one really amazed me. Let me make it clear that I am no fan of Kiera Knightley, but in this movie, I couldn't help but admire her acting prowess. She's up against Ralph Fiennes, of all people, one of Britain's most talented thespians, and she is able to keep up and complement his portrayal of... read more

View all The Duchess reviews (2 more)

Description: After PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and ATONEMENT, Keira Knightley continues her reign as the queen of the period film with this 18th-century costume drama. The corset-clad actress stars as Georgiana Spenser, the Duchess of Devonshire. With her marriage to the duke (Ralph Fiennes), Georgiana achieves an impressive level of fame as Britons follo ... (more)

Release date : 10 September 2008

Drama (14), Romance (10), Historical (7), 2008 (7), Biography (6), Period Piece (5), England (5), 2000s (5), History (4), Infidelity (4), Affair (4), Based On A True Story (3), True Story (3), Based On True Story (3), Historical Drama (2), 2000's (2), Dramas (2), France (2), Pregnancey (1), Love Triangles (1)

Join Listal to add your own lists, reviews, tags, pictures and videos to this Movie

Update feed

Zozoulini voted for 2 images 1 week, 1 day ago

MichelleCassidy voted for 2 images 1 week, 1 day ago

Duszynski added this to a list 1 week, 2 days ago

Movies I Own & Want (141 movies items)

BC68 added this to a list 1 week, 6 days ago

2012 (924 movies items)

I am BATMAN added this to a list 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Beautiful dresses on skinny Keira Knightley (9 movies items)

jaytoast voted for an image 1 month ago

Isa ♥ voted for an image 1 month ago

ladybellatrix added this to a list 1 month, 1 week ago

Greatest Film Tearjerking Moments D - G (39 movies items)

"The wrenching scenes in this exquisitely sad costume drama of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightley), the witty, attractive, but unhappy Duchess of Devonshire, who was set up and then tragically trapped in an arranged marriage at age 17 with emotionally-distant and callous but regal and powerful Duke of Devonshire (Ralph Fiennes) by her calculating mother (Charlotte Rampling) - and her gasping, astonished question she asked when told she was engaged: "He loves me?...I have o"

Apo Thom added this to a list 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Best Costume Design(2000-2012) (12 movies items)

blackknight99 voted for 7 images [View All] 2 months, 1 week ago

johanlefourbe added this to a list 2 months, 1 week ago

My Queue (99 movies items)

Coby added this to a list 2 months, 1 week ago

2008 Films - Best to Worst (140 movies items)

blackknight99 posted a comment on this image 2 months, 2 weeks ago

"The Duchess is a very good movie and Keira looks beautiful in the 18th Century costumes."

blackknight99 posted a comment on this image 2 months, 2 weeks ago

"I love Keira's expression here and she looks beautiful in this costume."

blackknight99 posted a comment on this image 2 months, 2 weeks ago

"Keira looks so exquisitely beautiful in this costume. My favorite from the film."

blackknight99 voted for 4 images 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Major added this to a list 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Evolution Of Charlotte Rampling (24 movies items)

" as Lady Spencer"

Coby added this to a list 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Watched in 2012 (320 movies items)

" Plot: A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. Genre: Biography | Drama | History Director: Saul Dibb Stars: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper -----} Trailer Story: 6 | Story Idea: 6 | Acting: 6 | Score: 7 | Visuals: 7 Overall: "