The ever versatile Keira Knightley dons elaborate wigs and gowns in The Duchess and portrays the charmingly flamboyant and apparently hedonistic Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, who lived in England in the 18th century. Loveless marriages, mistresses, and lost loves found then lost again, feature aplenty. "There were three people in her marriage" says the movie's tag-line, and indeed, all too poignantly, there were ... Read full entry
The Duchess
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 23 October, 2008 to the movies subset
In Bruge
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 17 September, 2008 to the movies subset
In Bruge, as in the historic Belgium town, is a journey through both heaven and hell for two Irish hitmen - sent there to apparently hide out after a botched job - as each seeks a redemption of sorts. Definitely comedy at its blackest.
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