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Keira Knightley is “The Duchess”

September 26, 2008
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Keira Knightley  takes on a very powerful lead role in "The Duchess," as Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, and proves that she is more than capable of portraying a strong female character.

"The Duchess," is based on Amanda Foreman's best selling biography.

"She was a very interesting woman. She was a duchess in the 18th century. She was a huge icon and big star at the time and politically very, very influential, but she was navigating her way through a very difficult marriage," Knightley told Early Show co-anchor Harry Smith.

While her beauty and charisma made her name, her extravagant tastes and appetite for gambling and love made her infamous. Married young to the older, distant Duke of Devonshire, intimate of ministers and princes, Georgiana became a fashion icon, a doting mother, a shrewd political operator and darling of the common people, but at the core of the story is a desperate search for love. The film also delves into Georgiana’s passionate and doomed affair with Earl Grey to the complex ménage à trois with her husband and her best friend, Lady Bess Foster.



The relationship highlighted in "The Duchess" has been compared to that of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.

"I don't think I've got enough information to comment. I was 11 when Diana died and to tell you the truth I'm not aware enough of her story exactly to draw precise parallels. I think a lot of parallels could probably be drawn with quite a few women throughout history. But I think partly because emotionally, she's an incredibly sympathetic character. I think that it's impossible not to empathize with," she said.

Here is the trailet to the movie. Enjoy it.


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