The duchess

Atwell, Hayley, 1982- (Added Author). Cooper, Dominic, 1978- (Added Author). Dibb, Saul. (Added Author). Fiennes, Ralph. (Added Author). Foreman, Amanda, 1968- Motion picture adaptation of (work): Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. (Added Author). Hatcher, Jeffrey, 1957- (Added Author). Jensen, Anders Thomas, 1972- (Added Author). Knightley, Keira, 1985- (Added Author). Kuhn, Michael, 1949- (Added Author). McBurney, Simon. (Added Author). Portman, Rachel. (Added Author). Rampling, Charlotte, 1946- (Added Author). Tana, Gabrielle. (Added Author). BBC Films. (Added Author). BIM Distribuzione. (Added Author). Magnolia Mae Films (Firm) (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation, (production company.). Paramount Vantage. (Added Author). Pathé Distribution Limited. (Added Author). Pathé Renn Production. (Added Author). Qwerty Films (Firm) (Added Author). Criterion-on-Demand (Firm), (film distributor.). Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney. (Cast).

Summary: 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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (109 min.) : digital, sound, color
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Publisher: Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, [2013]
Distributor: [Vaughan, Ontario] : Criterion Pictures, [date of distribution not identified]
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire" by Amanda Foreman. Originally released as a motion picture by Paramount Pictures, 2008.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Gyula Pados ; editor, Masahiro Hirakubo ; music, Rachel Portman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content, brief nudity and thematic material.
System Details Note:	Content available as a streaming video.
Awards Note:	Academy Award for Best Costume, 2008
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's web site (viewed February 2, 2015).