The duchess
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Ilsley Public Library - Video ShelvesDVD DuchessCleaned 6/10/2022.On Shelf

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Subjects

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Adultery -- England -- Dram
Biographical -- Feature
Biographical film
Biographical films
Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer Cavendish, -- Duchess of, -- 1757-1806 -- Dram
Feature film
Historical film
Married women -- England -- Dram
Scandals -- England -- Dram
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- England -- Dram
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Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008.
Edition
Widescreen; enhanced for 16:9 TVs
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) sd., col. 4 3/4 in
Language
English
ISBN
1415745889, 9781415745885
UPC
097363531944

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General Note
Region 1, widescreen format, NTSC; Dolby digital
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Title from container
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Based on the book "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire" by Amanda Foreman
General Note
Special features: How far she went-- making The Duchess; Georgiana in her own words; Costume diary
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Gyula Pados ; editor, Masahiro Hirakubo ; music, Rachel Portman ; produced by Gabrielle Tana and Michael Kuhn ; screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher and Anders Thomas Jensen and Saul Dibb ; directed by Saul Dibb
Participants/Performers
Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney
Description
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
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content, brief nudity and thematic material
System Details
DVD format
Language
In English or Spanish dialogue with English, French or Spanish subtitles

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Tana, G., Kuhn, M., Hatcher, J., Jensen, A. T., Dibb, S., Knightley, K., Fiennes, R., Rampling, C., Cooper, D., Atwell, H., McBurney, S., Portman, R., & Foreman, A. (2008). The duchess (Widescreen; enhanced for 16:9 TVs). Paramount Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gabrielle Tana et al.. 2008. The Duchess. Paramount Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gabrielle Tana et al.. The Duchess Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Tana, Gabrielle, et al. The Duchess Widescreen; enhanced for 16:9 TVs, Paramount Home Entertainment, 2008.

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