Ralph Fiennes the bigoted sexist

Rating: Null/10 (19 April 2010)

Keira Knightley is the 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. Intentionally drawing comparisons to Princess Diana, The Duchess is a lustre of period visuals, stimulating set decoration and amazing costumes by designer Michael O'Connor.
There are a few stand out performances and scenes, particularly from Knightley and Charlotte Rampling as Lady Spencer. Whiles the story isn't the most engaging, it is well directed by Saul Dibb and is an entertaining piece that reflects the social works and aristocracy of the time.
There are other distinguished films set in the same time period, and while this isn't the best example, it's worth 110 minutes of your time, if only to see Ralph Fiennes performance as the bigoted sexist Duke.