Die Herzogin

Originaltitel: The Duchess

2008
12
1 Std. 50 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

88.188

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

4.941

669

Ralph Fiennes and Keira Knightley in Die Herzogin (2008)

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Costume Drama Period Drama Biography Drama History Romance Thriller

Eine Chronik des Lebens der Aristokratin Georgiana, Herzogin von Devonshire aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, die für ihr extravagantes politisches und persönliches Leben geschmäht wurde.Eine Chronik des Lebens der Aristokratin Georgiana, Herzogin von Devonshire aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, die für ihr extravagantes politisches und persönliches Leben geschmäht wurde.Eine Chronik des Lebens der Aristokratin Georgiana, Herzogin von Devonshire aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, die für ihr extravagantes politisches und persönliches Leben geschmäht wurde.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

88.188

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

4.941

669

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

1 Oscar gewonnen
- 8 Gewinne & 21 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
The current Duchess of Devonshire invited Keira Knightley to her stately home to inspect artefacts that belonged to the real Georgiana. One of these was her debt book. Georgiana was a gambling addict in real life and racked up considerable debts. Knightley was keen to have this aspect of her character worked into the film but it proved to be a nut that the writers and production team failed to crack.

Patzer
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was born in 1757. Charles Grey was seven years younger, born in 1764. According to the subtitle, the scene depicting a wager among the young ladies over a footrace between Charles Grey and other young men was held in 1774. Georgiana was correctly seventeen at the time, but Charles Grey was ten. He would have been a boy, not the young man about to attend Cambridge portrayed in the film.

Zitate
Duke of Devonshire: This will be the mistake of your life.
Georgiana, The Duchess of Devonshire: No, I made that many years ago. I trust you can see yourself out.

Alternative Versionen
Paramount Vantage preferred a PG-13 version for the United States and in order to get that rating some cuts and alternate shots were used.

Verbindungen
Featured in The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2009)

Soundtracks
Allemande from French Suite V in G Major
Written by Johann Sebastian Bach

Benutzerrezensionen180

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

8/10

Knightley terrific

It's 1774 England. Georgiana (Keira Knightley) is arranged by her mother Lady Spencer (Charlotte Rampling) to marry the older Duke of Devonshire William Cavendish (Ralph Fiennes). She is eager for high society but finds him personally cold. He brings in a girl who is probably his bastard child. He is bitter that Georgiana delivers him a girl. She becomes a popular figure. She befriends Lady Bess Foster (Hayley Atwell) who is desperate to get back her children from her abusive husband. The Duke starts an affair with Bess in a long line of many mistresses and he is able to get her back her children. Georgiana starts her own affair with Charles Grey (Dominic Cooper).

This is a solid costume drama anchored by a powerful performance from Knightley. The other cast members also deliver led by Fiennes. He is a layered villain and a real human being. Atwell is also great as her character is caught up in an impossible situation. This is a slow deliberate burn. The beauty of the costumes hide an ugliness underneath it all.