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"One of Knightley's best performances. It's a quality production that doesn't reach the grandest heights of 'costume dramas' but entertaining and a nice example of a woman at that time being 'modern'."
"The Duchess is based on the true life story of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire who married William Cavendish, the 5th Duke of Devonshire in England in 1774. The facts of Georgiana's life form the basis of the movie's plot such as her initial failure to produce an heir to the Duke to her affair with the future Prime Minister Charles Grey. This is a very beautiful looking movie. The costumes are grand and wonderful to look at. The art direction was also of a high end and there was a lot of detai"
" TITLE OF WRITTEN WORK: Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire PUBLISHED FORMAT: biographical novel AUTHOR/CREATOR: Amanda Foreman ORIGINAL PUBLICATION YEAR: 1998 HAVE I READ: No NOTES: N/A "
"Michael Carlin (Art Director), Rebecca Alleway (Set Decorator) "