Description |
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
Blue-ray, 1080p High Definition; 5.1 Dolby TrueHD in English, 5.1 Dolby Digital in French or Spanish. |
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This Blue-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. |
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System requirements: Blu-ray optical disc player and HD TV. |
Language |
Soundtrack in English, French, or Spanish; subtitles in English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish. |
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Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Note |
Title and credits from container. |
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Based on the book "Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire" by Amanda Foreman. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2008. |
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Includes special features: How far she went--making of The Duchess HD ; Georgiana in her own words HD, costume diary HD, and more. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
Cast |
Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, Simon McBurney. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Gyula Pados ; editor, Masahiro Hirakubo ; music by Rachel Portman. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sexual content, brief nudity and thematic material. |
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Canadian home video rating: 14A for sexual violence and mature theme. |
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. |
Subject |
Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer Cavendish, Duchess of, 1757-1806 -- Drama.
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Married women -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Adultery -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Scandals -- England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Blu-ray discs.
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Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 2008.
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Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Knightley, Keira, 1985-
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Fiennes, Ralph.
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Rampling, Charlotte, 1946-
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Cooper, Dominic, 1978-
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Tana, Gabrielle.
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Kuhn, Michael, 1949-
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Hatcher, Jeffrey, 1957-
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Jensen, Anders Thomas, 1972-
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Dibb, Saul.
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Foreman, Amanda, 1968-
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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Paramount Vantage.
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Pathé Distribution Limited.
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BBC Films.
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Pathé Renn Production.
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BIM Distribuzione.
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Qwerty Films (Firm)
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Magnolia Mae Films (Firm)
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ISBN |
141574646X |
Standard No. |
097361400747 |
Music No. |
14007 Paramount Home Entertainment |
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