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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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Corporate Authors: Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), Paramount Vantage, Pathé Distribution Limited, BBC Films, Pathé Renn Production, BIM Distribuzione, Qwerty Films (Firm), Magnolia Mae Films (Firm)
Other Authors: Knightley, Keira, 1985-, Fiennes, Ralph, Rampling, Charlotte, 1946-, Cooper, Dominic, 1978-, Atwell, Hayley, 1982-, McBurney, Simon, Tana, Gabrielle, Kuhn, Michael, 1949-, Hatcher, Jeffrey, 1957-, Jensen, Anders Thomas, 1972-, Dibb, Saul, Foreman, Amanda, 1968-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:Soundtrack in English, French, or Spanish; subtitles in English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2008]
Subjects:
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, > Duchess of Devonshire, > 1757-1806 > Drama.
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, > Duchess of Devonshire, > 1757-1806.
Married women > England > Drama.
Adultery > England > Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > England > Drama.
Scandals > England > Drama.
Adultery.
Married women.
Scandals.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)
England.
Biographical films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
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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.
Item Description:Title and credits from container.
Based on the book "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire" by Amanda Foreman.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008.
Special features: How far she went ... making The Duchess HD; Georgiana in her own words HD; Costume diary HD; and more.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Blu-ray, 1080p High Definition; 5.1 Dolby TrueHD in English, 5.1 Dolby Digital in French or Spanish.
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players.
Audience:CHV rating: 14A for sexual violence and mature theme.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Gyula Pados ; editor, Masahiro Hirakubo ; music by Rachel Portman.
ISBN:141574646X
9781415746462