All Hail “The Duchess” Starring Keira Knightley
If you love good costume dramas, check out “The Duchess” starring Keira Knightley.
It’s the story of the Duchess of Kensington, Georgiana Spencer, an ancestor of the last Princess of Wales, Diana Spencer and her miserable marriage to the Duke. Betrothed to him as a fresh faced 17 year old, the new Duchess discovers the only two things that interest her husband are having a male heir and his dogs.
Oh, and his women of course. But even they are nothing more than what he feels is his due: sexual gratification with as many and as varied women as he chooses.
Georgiana takes solace in card games and fashion and becomes the toast of London and a popular fixture among the masses.
The film has beautiful sets, magnificent costumes, and easily captures the grandeur of the upper classes of 19th century England.
Keira Knightley is great in the role of Georgiana and Ralph Fiennes as her slug of a husband adds a layer of humanity to what would be an otherwise one note character.
If you’re looking for a good movie this weekend, “The Duchess” would be a good choice.