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ASIN: B001L57ZZG
ID #109907
The Duchess   (Rated: 18+)
Product Type: DVD
Reviewer: Erina Author Icon
Review Rated: E
Amazon's Price: $ 9.37
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Summary of this DVD...
This is a story of a young girl, married about 16, to a man about 50 in the late eighteenth century England. Class and money and appearance are of the utmost importance. Loyalty of a wife to husband are not shared by the husband to the wife. Love is not a factor that women had the chance to indulge in. And this video sadly shows that that the only way for a woman to be of value and worth, for the most part, was to be a mother to a son.

However, in this case, the Duchess becomes a nationally known public figure who is beloved by all but her own husband. She endures a painful home life by getting everyone else in society to love her. She finds love herself, but must choose between children and her heart.

This is a very well done, tragically poignant story. This is a movie I could only watch once because there is no Fairy Tale ending. This is very real and very true to life, both good and sad.
This type of DVD is good for...
Historical romance. Period pieces. Anyone who likes Kiera Knightly or Ralph Finnes.
I especially liked...
Historical detail was pretty good.
The cast of this DVD...
pensive
Further Comments...
one of the better movies of 2008
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