The Duchess is a movie directed by Saul Dibb in 2008 and based on the book Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire by Amanda Foreman, first published in 1998. The movie features Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Aidan McArdle, Dominic Cooper, Hayley Atwell, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
The young Georgiana is contracted in marriage to William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, with the expectation that she produce his male heir. Georgiana is quickly disillusioned by her husband, especially when Charlotte, a motherless child, comes to live with them while Georgiana is pregnant.
Movie vs Book
Year
2008
Minutes
110
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1998
Pages
456
Book Rate
7.54
S: Goodreads
Book
Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire
Author: Amanda Foreman
Country: UK
First published in: 1998
Length: 456 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“I enjoy picturing the characters in the novel and then later, seeing them on the screen, comparing how they're different.”
CAMILLE PERRI (Writer)
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