The Lady and the Duke
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French | L'Anglaise et le Duc |
Directed by | France 3 Cinéma |
Distributed by | (France) |
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Running time | 129 minutes |
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Language | French |
Budget | €6 million[1] ($7.1 million) |
Box office | $1.1 million[2] |
The Lady and the Duke (
romantic drama film written and directed by Éric Rohmer, based on the memoirs Ma vie sous la révolution (Journal of My Life During the French Revolution) by Grace Elliott, a Scottish royalist caught up in the political intrigue following the French Revolution
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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."[3]
Cast
- Jean-Claude Dreyfus as Duke of Orléans
- Lucy Russell as Grace Elliott
- Alain Libolt as Duke of Biron
- Charlotte Véry as Pulcherie the Cook
- Rosette as Franchette
- Léonard Cobiant as Champcenetz
- François Marthouret as Dumouriez
- Caroline Morin as Nanon
- Marie Rivière as Madame Laurent
- Héléna Dubiel as Madame Meyler
- Robespierre
Reception
The film was criticised by many viewers in France because of its uncompromising presentation of revolutionary violence; some described it as aristocratic propaganda.[4] 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."[3]
References
- ^ "L'Anglaise et le duc (2001)". JP's Box-Office (in French).
- ^ "The Lady and the Duke (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b Ojumu, Akin (30 December 2001). "Roads lead to Rohmer". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Two Identities, One Faith". Plough. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
External links
- The Lady and the Duke at IMDb
- The Lady and the Duke at AllMovie
- The Lady and the Duke at Box Office Mojo
- The Lady and the Duke at Metacritic
- The Lady and the Duke at Rotten Tomatoes