The Lady and the Duke
7 /10 1 Votes
71% Director Eric Rohmer Initial DVD release October 1, 2002 Duration | 6.9/10 72% Genre Drama, History, War Screenplay Eric Rohmer Country France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 7, 2001 (2001-09-07) (France) Cast (Le duc d'Orléans), (Grace Elliot), (Fanchette), (Madame Laurent), Charlotte Véry (Vergniaud), Léonard Cobiant (Champcenetz)Similar movies Les Misérables , Les Misérables , Gone Girl , Les Misérables , Les Misérables , Les Misérables |
The Lady and the Duke (French: L'Anglaise et le Duc) is a 2001 feature film by French director Éric Rohmer. The film was inspired by Ma vie sous la révolution, the colourful memoirs of Grace Elliott, an Edinburgh-born royalist caught up in the political intrigue following the French Revolution.
Contents
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According to a description of the film in The Guardian, Rohmer's "customary verbal sparring and complex intellectual arguments are spiced by lavish sets, suspenseful plotting and the continuous threat of violence."
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Cast
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Reception
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The film was criticised by many viewers in France because of its uncompromising presentation of revolutionary violence; some described it as reactionary or monarchist propaganda. Asked about this, Lucy Russell remarked: "There does seem to be a great problem, not just in France, but every country has problems facing up to the nasty parts of its history. But there's a reason it was called the Terror."
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References
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