The duchess /
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 fal...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish. |
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Hollywood, Calif. :
Paramount Home Entertainment,
2008.
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| Edition: | Widescreen; enhanced for 16:9 TVs. |
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Based on the book "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire" by Amanda Foreman. Special features: How far she went-- making The Duchess; Georgiana in her own words; Costume diary. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content, brief nudity and thematic material. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Gyula Pados ; editor, Masahiro Hirakubo ; music, Rachel Portman. |
| ISBN: | 1415745889 9781415745885 |