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Exclusive: Clip from 'The Duchess'
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Cinematical has just received this exclusive clip from the period drama The Duchess (click image above or head after the jump to view), directed by Saul Dibb and based on Amanda Foreman's best-selling novel. Starring Keira Knightley as Georgiana, the Duchess of Devonshire, the film chronicles the life of a vibrant beauty and celebrity of her time; a woman held prisoner in an unhappy marriage, but one who'd risk it all for the love of a young politician. (Been there, done that -- right ladies?) Also starring Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper and Hayley Atwell, the following clip takes us inside a pretty intense confrontation between Georgiana and the Duke of Devonshire (Fiennes) as they battle one another for the respect each feels they deserve.
The Duchess (which is currently enjoying a limited release) expands to theaters across the country on October 10.
Keira Knightley Will Play 18th-Century Princess Di
Filed under: Drama », Casting », Deals », Scripts »
It was only a few months ago that the book Diana and the Paparazzi sparked a huge bidding war at Cannes, with Keira Knightley at the top of the casting buzz. Now we've got other Di-like Knightley news, which might ax the possibility of the actress taking on the role of the famous princess. What could save the possibility -- we're not talking about a 20th century story, but a film set in the 18th century.According to Variety, Knightley has signed on to play Georgina, duchess of Devonshire in an upcoming co-production between Pathe and BBC Films called The Duchess. The movie will be helmed by Saul Dibb, which is a bit of a jump for the director, as his last and only other title is the ghetto/gangster movie, Bullet Boy. Penned by Casanova and Stage Beauty writer Jeffrey Hatcher, Duchess follows the controversial life of Georgina, who has been called the Princess Diana of her time. Georgina lived "an extravagant, profligate and promiscuous life of political and romantic intrigue, becoming an important powerbroker amid Blighty's ruling elite, but also running up catastrophic gambling debts."
People loved and hated the duchess, which is, I guess, where Di comes in. We all know that Knightley can't resist the period pieces, so the question is whether she'd want to venture closer to the present with the Paparazzi pic. The Duchess will begin shooting this October.
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