The Duchess
A sumptuous, quietly suffocating costume drama where glittering society masks a marriage of cold cruelty and compromised love.
- About
- 2008 film directed by Saul Dibb
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 109 min
A sumptuous, quietly suffocating costume drama where glittering society masks a marriage of cold cruelty and compromised love.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 2 | |
| Horror | 1 | |
| Humour | 2 | |
| Realism | 8 | |
| Romance | 6 | |
| Tension | 6 | |
| Darkness | 7 | |
| Complexity | 6 | |
| Emotional weight | 8 |
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