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The Duchess

Movie · 2008 · 109 min

A sumptuous, quietly suffocating costume drama where glittering society masks a marriage of cold cruelty and compromised love.

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2008 film directed by Saul Dibb
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Year
2008
Runtime
109 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • power
  • love
  • family
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, romance
Directed by
Saul Dibb
Written by
Anders Thomas Jensen, Saul Dibb, Jeffrey Hatcher
Starring
Charlotte Rampling, Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Hayley Atwell, Dominic Cooper, Simon McBurney, John Shrapnel, Georgia King
Music
Rachel Portman
Cinematography
Gyula Pados
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States, Italy, France, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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