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Duchess, The (2008) Movie Reviews
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tonymedley.com (Tony Medley)
Beautiful with a sparkling personality, in 1774, when she was just 17 years-of-age, she was thrown into an arranged marriage with William Cavendish, the Duke of Devonshire (Ralph Fiennes), her cold, cruel spouse....read the complete Duchess, The (2008) review at tonymedley.com (Tony Medley)
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Comingsoon.net
When young headstrong Georgiana Spencer (Keira Knightley) becomes the Duchess of Devonshire, she has to contend with her new husband the Duke (Ralph Fiennes), a cold and emotionless aristocrat who believes his new wife's only role is to bear him a son....read the complete Duchess, The (2008) review at Comingsoon.net
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E! Online (Dezhda Mountz)
Regrettably, her affairs of state are upstaged by affairs of the heart. Georgiana's sex life isn't as interesting as the concept of this richly costumed, be-feathered woman taking on the issues of her day....read the complete Duchess, The (2008) review at E! Online (Dezhda Mountz)
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New York Post (Kyle Smith)
Knightley is a paper doll around whom the movie wraps hoop skirts and 21st century victimology....read the complete Duchess, The (2008) review at New York Post (Kyle Smith)
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Varigate (Jules Brenner)
While it's a historical fact that this Duchess became his equal in terms of popularity both political and cultural, don't depend on this movie to get into the finer details of how she pulled it off beyond the affect her personality, charm and aforesaid go...read the complete Duchess, The (2008) review at Varigate (Jules Brenner)
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